Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

White Horse: A Novel by Erika T. Wurth

73 reviews

knitterscasket's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Incest, and Murder

lydiawallis's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, and Colonisation

jourdanicus's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

A beautiful (in a dark way) novel about unpacking generational trauma through the lens of mild horror/crime mystery. And yet so much more and better than that because of Wurth's writing style. Worked for me because of the themes of mommy issues plus crime mystery that didn't kiss cop ass.

I love Indigenous horror. I also love any horror that references King, whether implicitly or explicitly. This book did but was still all its own, so I would recommend it to King fans but definitely don't expect it to be exactly the same, or to put King on a pedestal (there's some spot-on commentary - with a bit of reclamation! - of King's love for including "Indian burial grounds" in his stories).

Not a perfect 5 stars for me because I need faster plot pacing, but to the extent that I can objectively evaluate books (very little lbr), this was an excellent read. Highly recommend on audio.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

brindlecat's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

tallesttrees's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

kitaandarchie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This one would be a great choice for a book club read.  The main character, although I am not indigenous, Kari has a relatable personality for anyone who has experienced deep trauma... and honestly that hooked me. Through the book her experiences unfold one by one-like the peeling of an onion. I wanted to keep reading and couldn't put it down. It's not a 5 star because I felt a few holes in the plot, but this is so worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

bethanyg12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt