Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Hopeless by Elsie Silver

53 reviews

hjb_128's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

ambercunningham's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

notamouse's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

irisvdn's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

emylou_qtr's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Child abuse

graceev's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pregnancy

Nightmares, PTSD, Third degree burns, Skin grafts

abidavisf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

I have blitzed through this series in 4 days so you know I enjoyed it!

Speaking on Hopeless itself, I enjoyed Beau and Bailey’s story and the camaraderie that they share, coming from traumatic pasts and both living with insecurities around the unknown parts of their lives. It makes sense that they would be drawn together, though, like Beau, I do find the age difference slightly awkward. That being said, Bailey is clearly a 22-year-old who has had to be wise before her years, and Beau’s years in the military probably mean that his 20s and early 30s were not as progressive socially as they could have been. Maybe they meet in the middle.

Hopeless did not grab me as much as the other books in the series did, which is why my rating is slightly lower. I felt myself gravitating more towards the snippets of the other characters’ lives and wished we’d had more of that.

That being said, I still found Beau-Bailey endearing, hilarious and, frankly, emotional. I giggled and blushed and cheered for them. I hope they’re happy together forever, and I hope those Jansen boys get far away from Chestnut Springs. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kyliereadss's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

OH MY GODDDDDDDDDD i am deceased. i don’t think i’ve ever grinned through an entire book before but i DID WITH THIS ONE

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and War

linnea_tornblom's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tostita's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse