Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan

4 reviews

mysterymom46's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Addiction

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Trafficking, and Death

Minor: Vomit

Saying “Christ” repeatedly; person “selling” access to a child for abuse; scene with a noose; talk of abortion

carlytenille's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Murder, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage

narbine's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

It was a confusing ass plot and so many characters I couldn't differentiate. ACAB. 

Apparently the book is the start of a series and this stood fine on it's own. I won't be reading another.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Addiction, Pedophilia, Rape, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

charliechops's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Child abuse