Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

9 reviews

jloves2read's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

i swear it was like watching a rom-com, i loved everything about it, the romance, the teasing, it was just amazing 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

catrayno's review

Dead mommy trauma

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

vj_thompson's review

funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

I regret not reading this sooner 💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Car accident, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use

bookworm4life's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Cursing

Minor: Drug use

reads_with_lauren's review

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

All in all, this book was a masterpiece to read. I was fully enthralled and could not put it down. The rom-com theme was so creative and cute!! I will say, at first I wasn’t sure if I was gonna be annoyed or not but I was quickly won over by Wes ;). I had slight qualms with plot/Liz (haha) just bc I thought that some of the decisions made were only made for drama or to take the plot one way instead of another. Specifically, a few scenes at the end were pretty frustrating, because Liz would not listen to reason or logic. It was just like put the pieces together already. Also, like every other review, more Wes content is a must. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident and Drug use

ophycore's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Grief, Death of parent, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use

brontosaurusbb's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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

4.0

I enjoyed reading this. It wasn't unbelievably amazing but it was very good. Fun for anyone looking for a light-hearted and easy read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Car accident

Minor: Drug use

marissa_cozy's review

funny lighthearted fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Grief is one of the bigger topics of this book, but it was written in a way where it didn’t make me sad. Same goes for the parent death. Very minor drug use, just one scene where 2 people are smoking cigars. Cursing is average, about one or two words for every 3 pages.

fremzz's review

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Vomit, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol

Trigger warning clarification: Drug use: main characters smoke at one point Vomit: main character gets vomited on at a party