Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Bad Summer People: A Novel by Emma Rosenblum

10 reviews

jaynovara's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent and Drug use

carriee13's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Classism, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

vannahcabana's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

A little bit of a drag in the middle whereas the ending where the reader learns what really happened is just a blip. Each chapter is from a different character’s perspective which is switches things up for the reader. Overall a good summer read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

whiteraven191's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse

jamie_rich's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Alcohol

saliwali's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Classism, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Death of parent

iamchloels's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Roller-stinking-coaster. I loved every petty filled moment. It was special to see a book that focused on the flaws of the characters, and somehow that made them MORE loveable - if possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Cursing, Bullying, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Suicide, Murder, and Mental illness

purl2together's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

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

2.0

A bunch of rich white families go to a rich white town on an island for the summer and have a bunch of first world problems, most of which they have created themselves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Murder, and Sexual content

jennergyy's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

6.5/10 Thank you to the publishers for allowing me to read this before it is released in May. This one is all about stealing, cheating, and lying. I had high hopes and unfortunately, they didn’t follow through. I found this book to have far too many side characters, constant repetition of what happened (according to said side characters), and far too much description to keep me entertained. Overall, a nice story idea, but I feel like it could’ve been done in a better way. Not one I would recommend, but I still appreciate the opportunity in allowing me to read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism