Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

14 reviews

lacyleereads's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Murder

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sftomlinson's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

rachpreston's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism and Sexual assault

dkamada's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

So many twists and red herrings!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

dmariefern's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

TRIGGER WARNING readers. I struggled to get into it. However I’m happy I kept at it. There were a lot of chafed gees and storylines to keep up with that at times got confusing however I did  truly enjoy it and read it fast after I got past the first few chapters.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

meliemelo's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

 Crime novels aren't known for their boundless optimism, but this one seemed especially bleak. While crafting very nuanced characters, Paula Hawkins did not care for making them likeable with the exception of Irene and, to a point, Laura. The "One who got away" chapters were an interesting enough idea but ended up being a bit repetitive and didn't bring much to the book in the end (and the end of that particular thread had me roll my eyes). Finally, I felt the book lacked tension and purpose beyond the "whodunnit", and even that didn't keep my interest up much.

It's not a bad crime novel, and there were definitely some very good ideas in there, but it definitely doesn't compare to the author's previous works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent

odrib's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, and Car accident

hazelgirl21's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Incest

shiran_fa's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Grief