Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer

10 reviews

klhunter42's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Animal death and Drug abuse

Real Housewives of Suburbia!

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Murder

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

Think Suburgatory, mixed with Desperate Housewives and My Best Friend's Exorcism. You get a good little story about friendship, love and a lot of wine. 


Crying score: nope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Grief

hexedmaiden's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

3.0

Imagine a rag tag team of moms and one of them gets possessed. Now they have to balance motherhood & exorcising their best friend. It has the quirkiness of an 80s horror comedy film. 

While I was side-eying the use of rap music to scare the other white neighbors and treating like whatever Ed & Lorraine Warren say on possession as gospel. I do have to say that I did have fun with this book. 

Definitely would suggest this to people who maybe want a light horror novel or like the vibe of spooky Desperate Housewives or something like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Death, and Blood

readerfromtheblacklagoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aitanavec's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I quite really enjoyed it. It was funny at times, not very scary, but it had its tense moments, and I loved the friendship between the women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Blood, and Murder

thalia_r's review against another edition

dark funny 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? It's complicated

3.25

A funny and light horror with it's chilling moments throughout and the core message of the power of friendship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Addiction, Death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Child death

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, and Death of parent

cwu's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

oracle_of_madness's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

Thank you Netgalley and Publisher for this Arc!!

This was a fantastic possession horror story that has suburbia, mom's going day to day with children and the Pta super-moms all mixed in with it. 

I loved the main character,  Amy.  I really related to her easy going style and her dedication to friends and family.  One night Amy and her friends get together, like usual, to have wine and watch a movie.  But, the next day, when friend Liz breaks ground for her new she shed things start heading from everyday suburban life to demonic suburban life.  And, this book does a great job of keeping the reader in both of those worlds at once.

I loved this book so much and I'm really hoping for a sequel!

Out August 30, 2022!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Death, and Drug abuse