Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

65 reviews

kathleenel's review against another edition

fast-paced

• 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: Child death

Moderate: Drug use

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this storytelling, and I was definitely kept guessing quite a few times during the story. I think the complicated friendship relationship was really interesting, and the kind of "mixed media" style kept the reader really paying attention.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief

jamie_rich's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

jkar7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.5

This book really said "Oh you want toxic? Well strap on your hazmat suit!"
I don't think I really liked a single character in this book, but I loved to hate them. Emily and Mari were tolerable, but not sure why Emily didn't also

"let" Chess drown too.

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A nice easy read, would be a great beach read! Maybe don't read it if you're planning a trip to a remote Italian town and staying in an old villa though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness, Violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

katharina90's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Reads more like a drama than a thriller. The twists and revelations mostly fell flat and I really didn't care about either of the two intertwined stories. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Murder

Minor: Drug use and Suicide

a_lyttle_book_blog's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a pretty good dual timeline thriller. I enjoyed this book, but it wasn't a stand-out, in my opinion.

I wasn't super interested when it would go back to the earlier timeline. I liked the current timeline story and found myself not as engaged during the earlier timeline, which I think made it harder to get into overall. I felt that the end was a bit rushed, but the story was still good.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Murder

emmehooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abortion, and Pregnancy

frenchvanillapowdercreamer's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

The best book I’ve read so far this year. Fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Suicide

itsheyfay's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit