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Complicated
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Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pregnancy
challenging
dark
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inspiring
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Character
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Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Grief, Alcohol
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funny
hopeful
reflective
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It’s been a long time since a book made me ugly cry. About connection, longing, loss, fear, and family, this book was beautifully crafted by someone who intimately understands the human condition. As the oldest sister of five siblings, I connected with Avery but there were components of the other sisters that resonated as well. The shared grief and the different ways that each sister tried to manage that grief was heartbreakingly real. I will be thinking about the Blue sisters for a long, long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
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Character
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Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
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Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Beautiful read, on grief, addiction, familial ties and sisterhood. Loved it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
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A mix
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Yes
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Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh, to lose your sister and also lose a permanent part of yourself.
I'm happy I decided to try reading another Coco Mellors book after the disaster that was trying to read Cleo and Frank. This book is the true definition of finding yourself after having a substantial loss like this. You want to crash and burn rather than be kind to yourself as you're attempting to live without your sacred person. I have so many thoughts about this book that I simply can not put into this review. My heart breaks especially for Avery because she had no choice in being parentified so young. Eldest-daughter syndrome is too much.
Also, I kinda hated her storyline with Charlie. It felt a little too gross for me considering Aves literally says she's a lesbian after sleeping with him. Felt a little bit too much like "a good man can change a lesbian's sexuality." But I do realize it's a symptom of her temporary sexual psychosis.
Edit: I saw a tiktok of people saying there were weird racist elements. I may have missed them since I listened on x2.5 so subtracted more points from it.
I'm happy I decided to try reading another Coco Mellors book after the disaster that was trying to read Cleo and Frank. This book is the true definition of finding yourself after having a substantial loss like this. You want to crash and burn rather than be kind to yourself as you're attempting to live without your sacred person. I have so many thoughts about this book that I simply can not put into this review. My heart breaks especially for Avery because she had no choice in being parentified so young. Eldest-daughter syndrome is too much.
Edit: I saw a tiktok of people saying there were weird racist elements. I may have missed them since I listened on x2.5 so subtracted more points from it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual harassment
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
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Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was like the sisterhood of the traveling pants but with grief, addiction, and trauma.
Heavy themes of addiction throughout. This was a relatively breezy read in spite of that and some saccharine descriptions of the 4th sister.
Nevertheless was crying by the end.
Heavy themes of addiction throughout. This was a relatively breezy read in spite of that and some saccharine descriptions of the 4th sister.
Nevertheless was crying by the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity
Minor: Sexual assault
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault