Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

168 reviews

thychronicreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

my low rating is caused by a sudden supernatural turn in events

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide

baileynoel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

alissa_lopez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

Fast paced murder mystery — dark, moody, and a good fall read. Twist at the end left me stunned.

The supernatural twist at the end didn’t fit with the remainder of the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

frannyfran's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Grief

Minor: Suicide

wanna_read's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

busra425's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

lpeterson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use

oliviajreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

littlered1110's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

calhudak's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Child abuse and Infidelity