Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

5 reviews

charlizzzard_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A book that had me desperate to work out the mystery within!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

bessadams's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Pregnancy

gracescanlon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was an intriguing novel, with lovable characters and multiple successful red herrings. I did see some of the twists coming, but I wasn’t always entirely correct about the particulars. That kind of twist - where I can guess that there is one, and can guess maybe something or things about it, but other things I didn’t expect are revealed later - is my favorite. It’s the best of both worlds: I get some of the satisfaction of guessing correctly, but also enjoy the surprises the author had in store for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Pregnancy, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Infidelity

tamtamslibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

abcahill1218's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence