Reviews tagging Drug abuse

The Female of the Species, by Mindy McGinnis

5 reviews

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

shelbyhatley's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence, Drug use, and Drug abuse

ktrecs's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

scribblesandsuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

This book is incredible. I was worried it would be too heavy for me, but the paving and characterisation helps you through instead of leaving you to sit in it. I love all the decisions made in the plot, the author made this book perfectly. It's dark and graphic, but real, and will stay with me for a long time. It's a plain and unapologetic accusation of rape culture and how pervasive it is from a young age

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Death, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Misogyny

sttellis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Infidelity, Vomit, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pedophilia, Cancer, Child abuse, and Drug abuse