Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

208 reviews

johnowo's review against another edition

emotional sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Vomit

the_bookish_wallflower24's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Alcohol

helenamichelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Outing

purple_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Stars ~ 5

My first five star read in a long time! 

I absolutely loved every page of this book. I could not put it down; really, I basically read it in one sitting. 

I loved the characters, I loved the plot, I loved everything. 

It had me crying at least four times. I had to take some time afterwards to just be sad about it.

My new favourite book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

sukidookie's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

Is it ethical to sacrifice parts of yourself and use people to get what you want, and where do you draw the line? I think Evelyn Hugo, along with many other characters, effectively explored that concept in this book. I liked that each character seemed real enough to come off the page. Something about the story just didn't hit the mark for me, despite how well written and engaging it was. I couldn't relate to any of the characters, and everything seemed really superficial. I liked Cecilia much more than Evelyn, and couldn't see why Evelyn deserved a happy-ish ending with her and her family. In exchange for that happy-ish ending with Cecilia, I wish Evelyn had marred her own reputation somehow so she could escape her glamorous lifestyle and truly redeem herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Drug abuse

slayharrie28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved it and I think everyone should read it. Taylor Jenkins Reid is an incredible author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Dysphoria

loongbooy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

taylynnmazz's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

1.0

Honestly, the depiction of race and the use of race just for the sake of progressing plot is extremely problematic and completely misses the mark. I’m confused as to how this book has risen so high, when a much deeper conversation should be had on the use of Black characters as dispensable for the sake of plot. There was so much nuance that SHOULD have been mentioned. So many issues and topics that should have been touched upon that were blatantly ignored and were downright harmful to the BIPOC community. If you’re not going to write BIPOC identity correctly, with the care it deserves, don’t do it at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

Author uses race as a plot tool without giving barely any background to the Biracial MC. Reader beware.

jana16's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

fleur____'s review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail