Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

15 reviews

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

sinelaborenihil's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

bella613's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death and Confinement

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I love a good And Then There Were None type book, where it seems really unknowable who could be to blame. I was stumped until the end, which I really appreciated. There are a solid bit of characters in here, so it does take a tad more focus. But I did think that the characters were all different enough that they were easy to tell apart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, Car accident, and Classism

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

hannah_steven's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Grief, and War

lilifane's review against another edition

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

4.0

I haven’t read this kind of mystery in a long time, and I really liked it. There were a lot of characters and points of view at the beginning, and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to remember everyone and keep them apart. But they all had their distinctive voices and background stories that it was actually easy. I just didn’t care for anyone in particular.

The atmosphere of an isolated hotel during an ice storm was really well done. The hotel descriptions sounded cozy at first but got more dark and creepy. And I liked the tension that built up over time. 

I have to say that I had the correct suspect early on, and so I spotted all the subtle hints. The revelations in the end were a little boring, though. It was still satisfying to be correct. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Murder, and Alcohol

julienicole1106's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jenny_d's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

The book was great for me up until

the reveal that the killer was a secret psychopath. Really tired of demonizing people with metal health issues. Oh No sUdDeNLy tHey'Re a CoLd-bLooDed KiLLer AnD wE NeVeR eVeN KNEW!!!!1!1 Distasteful, tbh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Alcohol