Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

167 reviews

katerina_l's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lucyrudd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

carolinekaden's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

juliana97's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

danajoy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

"Hi you're my birthday twin" is a horrible name for a podcast. 

The audiobook production was fantastic but I don't think I ever really enjoyed this book. I'm becoming suspicious that thrillers might not be for me. 

I feel like there was a bit of glossing over going on regarding the adult/minor relationship and grooming. As if the fact she's deranged and mentally ill means its ok or not his fault that she was in a sexual relationship with a 40-something as a teenager. Also his 'dating' the mother and daughter at the same time is ao gross.

I found myself wanting to finish the book more than I wanted to know what happened. The story is told out of chronological order and from different perspectives. 

There is a lot of content about grooming and I don't think it was handled particularly well overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

duttonrachel94's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault

jpullin1415's review against another edition

dark medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Alcohol

kteliza28's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? N/A

4.0

This was a good audiobook listen for true crime lovers. The actual story was interesting and the way it’s told from multiple perspectives and in different formats was really cool. The actual story is predictable but still leaves some mystery and kept me interested. I would say the ending was quite lacking as it dragged on and seemed to conclude four or five separate ways without giving the reader a true ending feeling. The conclusion just feels…missing. Still a good read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lesliermonk's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

corriejn's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.75

A dark but artfully crafted psychological thriller. An excellent balance of foreshadowing and details slowly revealed over time. The audiobook is very well produced, and the book lends itself well to that format.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol