Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

30 reviews

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Abortion, Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Dysphoria, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Body horror, Child death, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Car accident, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Alcoholism, Confinement, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Incest, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, and Dementia

sib_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual content

beesbookss's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

lets_book's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Abortion, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Alcohol, Body horror, and Sexual harassment

floweratmyfeet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Self harm

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Bullying

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

I couldn't put this book down.  It covers the dark subject of when a mother doesn't bond with her child and how that affects the relationship with her husband.  Much of the mother's problems come from her history of how her grandmother treated her mother and how her mother treated her.

This doesn't sound like it would be a "fun" book to read, but it's well worth it.  The writing is excellent and I kept wanting to know what would happen next.

It has flashbacks to her mother's and her childhoods which can make it a little confusing if you prefer a more straightforward and linear story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage

shawnna_reads2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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: Abortion, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicide

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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: Child death, Car accident, Death, Grief, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

dramaqueentears's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The way I BLASTED through this book. 

After ages of back and forth, Blythe and Fox finally have a baby. Their first child, Violet, is immediately loved by Fox and Blythe just can’t seem to connect with her. What Fox (along with everyone else, honestly) believes to be postpartum depression, Blythe believes is a problem with Violet. She is ultimately convinced she’s right when she has another baby, Sam, and she bonds with him immediately. When Sam dies unexpectedly, everyone believes it’s an accident but Blythe swears that Violet did it. 

What makes this such a wild ride is that throughout the story, you learn about Blythe’s family and how her mother and grandmother were raised by their mothers. You see a cycle of abuse that really makes you stop and question whether Blythe can be trusted as a narrator. It was everything I love about books: mystery, suspense, family drama. 

If I were going to take off points for anything, it would be that the plot really leaves nothing untold. It was all very predictable but I couldn’t put it down, so it’s keeping all 5 stars for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Car accident, Death of parent, Self harm, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Bullying

mommarex1221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I read this in less than a day, which is something I've never done before. I could NOT put this down. Enthralling, well worth the read. I absolutely recommend it, although I would suggest that the content warning is reviewed, as there are a lot of triggering topics explored here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Excrement, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol