Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

111 reviews

alice_in_bookland9's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

solitaire_and_checkers's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

briastery's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide

nenah_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, and Vomit

flambingo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

achay91's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Cancer and Alcohol

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

OMG??? The ending?? I did figure out who the other Anon person behind the Truth or Dare game was but what happened after that was genuinely just wow! Can’t wait to see what the next book in the trilogy has in store for everyone from this book and the first one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

A little bit of a copy and paste of book 1 in terms of the main theme but with largely different characters. The characters from book 1 were sent to being background fillers for the most part which was a nit of a shame as I'd grown to like them. A bit predicable at times and wasn't impressed with the irony in the end but overall an OK background audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

tabby09's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

It was relaxing for a thriller/mystery book for me. Something fun, but I wasn't constantly trying to figure it out and didn't think about it much when I wasn't reading it. Definitely wasn't as invested in this one as book 1. 

Listened to the audiobook. Enjoyed that format, although I didn't love Knox's narration. 

I guessed one of the twists early on, but didn't guess the last one. I laughed when they revealed it, it was absurd but I appreciated the curveball. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Death of parent

annamwallace66's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Gaslighting