Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Fly Away by Kristin Hannah

28 reviews

readbykristyn's review against another edition

The themes of depression and self harm were too much for Ms to handle in this moment. I would like to come back and finish this in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Drug abuse

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Somehow better than the first book.

I can't say I like the way Paxton was handled, as sometimes it seemed like the author believed his goth look to be as big of an issue as his abusive behaviours, and simply part of the problem, which I disagree with. But I liked the way she wrote depression and anxiety, and the nuanced way they were represented in Tully and Mara. The most interesting part was Dorothy's past. I simply couldn't stop reading once I got to that part. I would watch a whole spin off movie about what she went through. I loved the Netflix adaptation, but wow I'm disappointed by the way they handled her return. This was infinitely better. It's understandable cause of the time restraints of shows, but it still hurts to see such a major part missing. Hannah did an incredible job at humanising her. And I loved the ending. All the little details, so masterfully crafted. A rollercoaster of a story. And I wish we would have seen more of Raphael! He was so charming and my heart broke at his death. I felt so bad for Dorothy and him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Confinement, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Medical content, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Bullying, and Terminal illness

Minor: Antisemitism and Vomit

sarah_amy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

2.5

Love Kristin Hannah's writing and found it as easy to connect to the characters again as I did in Firefly Lane. However, this felt like an unnecessary sequel. Felt like it was mostly about grief after the events from the previous story and the other main event was dragged out. I wish there were a few more new faces that we got to know and more that happened outside of the grief. Did enjoy the character development of Cloud/Dorothy though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Medical content, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Grief, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Love Kristin Hannah's writing and found it as easy to connect to the characters again as I did in Firefly Lane. However, this felt like an unnecessary sequel. Felt like it was mostly about grief after the events from the previous story and the other main event was dragged out. I wish there were a few more new faces that we got to know and more that happened outside of the grief. Did enjoy the character development of Cloud/Dorothy though.

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Had goosebumps at the end, but it took a long time to get there. Full of too much trauma, so it was hard to focus on the characters and have empathy for them, let alone sympathy. Also, coma characters and their dream lives are one of my least favorite tropes. Firefly Lane was so great, and this one as a sequel, disappointed, as sequels often do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, War, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Incest, and Pedophilia

ktinaisabel's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

matildaesandell's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

3.0

Not a bad read, enjoyed being a part of the world and it was definitely not where I thought the first book would lead into. Great exploration of mental health and drug and alcohol abuse. Definitely predictable once you got into the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

gabbynasty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Addiction, Car accident, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Self harm, Alcoholism, Rape, and Suicide attempt

bree_of_the_woods's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Suicide attempt, and War

elisalasater's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape and Domestic abuse

leslie1187's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This follow up to Firefly Lane was emotional and hard to read while at the same time I couldn’t put it down. I was invested in learning where these characters ended up.
We are watching as these characters grapple with the heartbreaking loss of Kate at the end of the previous book. We follow them through a number of years and character transformations before one tragic accident causes their paths to collide once more. Through this the characters come together to help care for Tully as she recovers, waiting for her to wake from a coma. My emotions were wrung through a blender but I absolutely loved reading more about these characters as they faced their battles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Car accident, Grief, and Self harm