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dwcofer's review against another edition
4.0
In Glue, by D.W. Plato, we follow Dacia as she leaves her emotionally abusive husband for a new life. But, unfortunately, her new life is a downward spiral into drugs and serial sexual relations. She believes she is in control of her life, but actually she is on a path of self-destruction.
Written in the first person perspective, the reader gains an insight to the denial of a drug addict and the sad consequences of her addiction. At several points she tries to get off the drugs, but is unsuccessful. It becomes a very sad story at this point. The characters were well drawn and empathetic, especially Dacia.
I cannot reveal much more of the story without spoiling it, but it was an enjoyable book. The ending, while satisfying, is a somewhat open-ended, leaving many possibilities for Dacia’s future and the possibility of a sequel.
Written in the first person perspective, the reader gains an insight to the denial of a drug addict and the sad consequences of her addiction. At several points she tries to get off the drugs, but is unsuccessful. It becomes a very sad story at this point. The characters were well drawn and empathetic, especially Dacia.
I cannot reveal much more of the story without spoiling it, but it was an enjoyable book. The ending, while satisfying, is a somewhat open-ended, leaving many possibilities for Dacia’s future and the possibility of a sequel.
tristinrose's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
3.5 stars
What a ride!
I'll be honest with you, I wasn't really into it until about 40% in, but from there it was hard to put down. I believe it was because at that point in the book, I decided to look at it in a different manner. This was posed to me as an erotic romance, which I disagree with.
What this book really is, is a first hand view of the chaotic life of an addict. It's messy, it's dangerous, sometimes it can be kind of sexy, but most of all it is STRESSFUL!
It wasn't a sexy book in my opinion though, which is alright. There was a lot of sex that happened but it was very much wham-bam-thank-you-maam. It also felt like a lot of the sex scenes were lacking any consent, which was a little uncomfortable. However, as I said if you are looking at this as a story of an addicts life, I think it makes sense.
It was written nicely & I'm glad I got to read it.
**[Thank you to D.W. Plato for a copy for an honest review & Booktasters]
What a ride!
I'll be honest with you, I wasn't really into it until about 40% in, but from there it was hard to put down. I believe it was because at that point in the book, I decided to look at it in a different manner. This was posed to me as an erotic romance, which I disagree with.
What this book really is, is a first hand view of the chaotic life of an addict. It's messy, it's dangerous, sometimes it can be kind of sexy, but most of all it is STRESSFUL!
It wasn't a sexy book in my opinion though, which is alright. There was a lot of sex that happened but it was very much wham-bam-thank-you-maam. It also felt like a lot of the sex scenes were lacking any consent, which was a little uncomfortable. However, as I said if you are looking at this as a story of an addicts life, I think it makes sense.
It was written nicely & I'm glad I got to read it.
**[Thank you to D.W. Plato for a copy for an honest review & Booktasters]
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcoholism
Minor: Abortion
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