Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

We Were Kings by Court Stevens

3 reviews

whatthekatdraggedin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Some of the twists are pretty predictable. The overall mystery seems to have a lot of plot holes and some parts of it make no sense. I didn't find the characters particularly believable or fleshed out, they seemed to act randomly and out of character all the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Trafficking, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

chaotically_katie's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Trafficking, Terminal illness, Vomit, Child death, Body horror, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Confinement

beckyremillard's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

Nyla’s mother’s (Beth) best friend, Frankie, is in prison for murdering Beth’s sister, Cora. But Beth doesn’t think Frankie did it and a new law makes it so Frankie is to be executed in 30 days. Nyla (accidentally) makes a YouTube channel in order to help prove Frankie’s innocence. 

Nyla is a tenacious character, really determined to prove Frankie’s innocence and growing more determined which each piece of evidence she finds. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Forced institutionalization