Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Watching You by Lisa Jewell

5 reviews

sarah_tani's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

bg_okeyo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

The book was fast-paced, however, it had nothing to look forward to. The plot was pretty mid 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Blood

atdow88's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism

emeraldsanto's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed how the story was paced, I'm mostly used to novels where a crime is committed very early whereas in this case you stay in the dark until the very end.

I can't help but highlight how great the author was at playing hints throughout the whole thing, all the pieces are given to you at just the right intervals to make connections less obvious.

Additionally I was pleasantly surprised at the very prominent place "gang-stalking" took in the plot, it's definitely not a theme that is often referenced in popular culture.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Cancer

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

I finished this, but I'm not sure that I had to. Everything felt very formulaic and kind of unbelievable. It lacked that "what???" feeling that you hope to get from a thriller/mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, and Car accident

If pregnancy is not great for you right now, probably skip this one. It has a lot of complicated feelings about it.