Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Chlorine by Jade Song

31 reviews

seawarrior's review against another edition

5.0

Chlorine is a brutal, brilliant coming-of-age tale of a young woman determined to carve herself the destiny she aches for. Ren Yu tells her narrative with a distanced, combative air. She is uninterested in the reader's sympathy or judgement, her story belongs solely to her, and she knows it. I was quickly drawn to Ren's defiant and tenacious nature. She refuses to be anyone other than herself, even when deemed disturbed and mutilated by those she once trusted. Song perfectly captures the weight of pain in adolescence and the impossible, frenzied want to transcend human perils and emerge triumphant. This is a grisly, unparalleled gem of a story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Drug use

ankita1996's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Self harm, Sexism, Gore, Body horror, Eating disorder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Abortion, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

bluedilly's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Addiction, Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Death, Pedophilia, and Panic attacks/disorders

woolfinbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Body horror, Body shaming, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying and Blood

mkwreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, and Self harm

Moderate: Medical content, Drug use, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Body shaming

farrahwho's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

this book had sooo much potential but fell short in so many ways. the writing style/ren’s voice read like a teenager trying too hard to be edgy and it just doesn’t quite work here. sucks because the synopsis had me expecting something along the lines of black swan meets tusk but it didn’t go as dark as i wanted it to go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Body horror

Moderate: Medical content, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

lexim's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Misogyny, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault

kepler's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Body horror, Self harm, Gore, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

alienthetic's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

catwhisperer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Dysphoria, Medical content, Racism, and Sexual assault