Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Pretty Guilty Women by Gina LaManna

4 reviews

resellmaven's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.75

The way the story plays out over the novel is nice and clean. Details are perfect not too much but enough to give you an idea if the settings. Characters are complex and in diverse stages of motherhood. Anlogies/descriptions are well written. Characters are relatable and the main female characters represent the diverse stages of womanhood and the human experience. Multiple perspectives over a few days span. Prologue weaved perfectly into the epilogue, so good I had to read the prologue aagain to really tie it all together. Best book of the year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

sina4books's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

northboundreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Vomit

aecle's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.5

I kept waiting for this book to get better and it never really did. There was only maybe one character in the whole book who wasn’t unlikeable. I thought the premise was really strong, but found the book overall just underwhelming and slightly annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse