Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Kisscut by Karin Slaughter

7 reviews

janachigo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Dementia, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

lealovesbooks's review against another edition

dark

2.5

This one was rough. Probably would have skipped if I had read the trigger warnings first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

fkshg8465's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I don’t know how this author does it. Somehow she takes the darkest of humanity and makes it something I want to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ashdenfield's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abortion

owlribbon's review against another edition

dark tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

peskimo's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

jackbifrost's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia