Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Hike by Lucy Clarke

26 reviews

theplantlady's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Muah! to Lucy Clarke :) This story was so eloquently written. Mrs. Clarke takes you on a wonderful journey about a tale of four BFF's doing their yearly vacation trip. Things go sour on the hike and that is where the story begins. This book I would describe as a drama with some suspense, not so much a thriller. Mrs. Clarke does a superb job of connecting you with each character, Joni, Maggie, Liz, and Helena are so well flushed out. I was drawn into each character and their story and background. 

The plot and storyline was well developed and I was a little concerned about that due to the length of the book, most authors lose me if the book is too long, however Mrs. Clarke had me thirsty down to the very last page. The ending of the book was memorizing and the cherry on top!

This was a wonderful read and to my suprise I enjoyed it very much!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse

soobooksalot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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: Death and Drug abuse

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Murder

peggydean's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Violence and Murder

anna_maria_wirth'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

lucykae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

brulereads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

It was alright but, I'll probably forget about this soon. Maybe it'll be more compelling if one hasn't read a ton of thrillers. Outdoors girls backpacking trip w a killer also in the woods is my type of book to the t. Maybe that's the problem. It didn't feel high stakes enough for their situation and the narrative felt plodding. The ladies were not lovable characters but also not particularly interesting either. The reveal was not surprising. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

lucykated's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Ploughed through in one weekend. I liked the main characters more at the start than at the end, and I'm not sure that was intentional. They were a bit one dimensional so their prominent characteristics grated after a while. But the story is well paced and the tension ramps up well, with a fair few twists to keep you guessing how it'll pan out and end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence and Vomit

mmgray212's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Drug abuse, Murder, and Pregnancy

maggie_falk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Pregnancy