Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

302 reviews

jpetal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, and Rape

madkat37's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

bridget_magpie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book is infuriating, extremely difficult to read. Please look up content warnings!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide

inanna_teatime's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

emlunaml's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Abandonment

katebond's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia

khloefrompluto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Definitely check trigger warnings for this book! 

This was a dark read. I couldn't put it down. The depths it goes to is a lot. The emotions you go through reading it is raw and feels very real. I had to check it was actually fiction multiple times.

Relating to a lot of Vanessa's feelings and confusion was both comforting and disturbing at the same time. 

I couldn't not rate this 5☆'s as I believe it was very well written and can really make you see how easy it is to be in the situation and be made to feel it's your fault. 

Although it's only March I can tell this will be one of my very top books of the year and I'll be thinking about it for quite some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

skye_c's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcohol

alexandramallia's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Suicide

errie's review against another edition

dark emotional

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Alcohol, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship