Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

18 reviews

readingwithrylanne's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Teachers, students, and families at a prestigious private school find themselves in a tangled web of murder, poison, secrets, and lies.
 
 I was super excited to read For Your Own Good after loving Samantha Downing's other two books, My Lovely Wife and He Started It. I knew to expect some wild plot twists and unlikeable characters, and while For Your Own Good certainly had those elements, I unfortunately did not end up enjoying this book as much as I had hoped. I think the most challenging part of this book for me was the choppy point-of-view shifts that sometimes would happen every couple of pages or even paragraphs. I never really felt like I could get into one character before we moved onto someone else's. I felt disoriented while reading much of this book and was unexcited overall by the ending, but I do love good unlikeable/unreliable characters, and we definitely have those in this book. For Your Own Good was not my favorite book by the author, but I am still excited to dive into more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Infertility, and Vomit

crystal689's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Suicide, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

linneak's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Classism

gcolston1832's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Drug use and Vomit

islesbiyana's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

valpuri's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Alcohol

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

chelsearose's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use

logger_j's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Suicide, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Infertility, Forced institutionalization, and Car accident

angel_girl's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder