Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini

9 reviews

loona0's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Murder, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, and Medical content

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal death, Grief, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse

Minor: Gore and Toxic relationship

aileena99's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Drug abuse

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

The way bisexuality is shown did not like or how mental illness was shown either but it kept me hooked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

caitlynt123's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

I love the character development that takes place in this book! Just when you think you have everything figured out, the truth is revealed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content

claraxann's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

good thriller, with decent writing. 
it was, however, very stereotypical, specifically with it’s depiction of mental illness. 
the ending felt a little too neat, with a couple plot-holes, but it was very fun overall. 
as a fast-paced read, it isn’t necessarily a waste of time! 
i’d only really recommend to people interested in ya thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting, Murder, Racism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

the narrator has schizophrenia, and some of the depictions of this are stereotypical. drug abuse is a consistent part of the plot, but the description is brief. the racism is condemned, but it is not brief. the gaslighting is fairly obvious, but very detailed and uncomfortable. although the blood is brief, it feels quite intense. alcohol is consumed, although it is not a key focus.

willowmae's review

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

eebennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Self harm, Murder, and Violence

lshal23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Medical content

astereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I was really intrigued by the synopsis, which made me want to read this book.

The book is a mix of character and plot-driven, and I think the author balances it well. Although several things happened simultaneously that confused me initially, it doesn't take long for me to manage.

I also like how the author plays Magda's character. It's so easy to get lost in her narration, and in her head, really. But the rest of the characters aren't that well-played? Especially the murderer, like we didn't get their backstory as much as we got Magda's, so I don't really understand why they did it.

You should pick this book if you love a YA thriller sets in the wilderness. It's worth to read especially during a chilly, rainy day.

I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Self harm