Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

48 reviews

_megansara_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent

probablypsychic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

deanchaudhri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

halfway through this book i ended up in a little reading slump but the final half really redeemed it for me. the book kept getting more tense & dizzying & immersive i loved it so much. also really cool how the plot weaves in greek tragedy. also the plot twist… GAGGED. truly had to sit in silence for a few mins. but also i have so many questions and need a sequel pls thxx. also definitely read The Silent Patient before this for reasons i can’t say without spoiling:

i am so here for the Alex Michaelides multiverse - was not expecting to see THEO FABER and Alicia from the silent patient in this book wtf

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

viicech's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

alex231's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.75

i loved the plot twist so much! I expected anyone but zoe! I also loved the writing and i think, from the silent patient and this, that alex michaelides is such a great author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

sophiecarbs's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

friesenag's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Not a bad book but the ending was a little lack luster compared to the silent patient. But it was a good twist, I just think maybe the pacing was weird and only having like 10 pages left was not enough time 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

lmaokaro's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 stars.

I usually give many reviews as I am reading but this time I was so enthralled in the story, I had no thoughts to share, I just wanted to keep reading. 

This story was so addictive towards the end. Whilst I do have some issues with some of the choices in this book, I overall felt it was so good. Definitely would recommend it if you enjoy whodunits and psychological thrillers although it's more of a whodunit than psychological thriller. 

Minor note, going to be extremely vague here so as to not spoil anyone but I am still so disappointed that the ending and the revelations weren't explored more. Like with therapy and psychology being so central to the book how could no attention be given to the grander issues at play and the unfair consequences it dealt everyone who it seems didn't deserve it. That for me knocked a few points off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

Minor: Drug abuse

bibliodiaries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is a thriller with a capital T.  It is written in a way that you feel like you are involved in what is going on.  There is a plot twist that you don't see coming, and really changes the whole way you see the book as well as one of the main characters choices.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism and Death

kim_reading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

4.0

The complexities of the characters are comparable to the real world. Every character has a a complex history that impacts the way they are portrayed in the story. Part of the story from the first book written by this author are referenced as a new article, as well as, reappearance of characters that are integrated into the plot. Second Amazing read from this author, cannot wait for his new book in January 2024, will be buying asap :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse and Self harm

Minor: Animal death and Domestic abuse