Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Play With Me by Becka Mack

14 reviews

jessversteeg's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

So much spice, it’s getting old. I only wanted to see how the characters from the first book developed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

linnea_tornblom's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Sexual assault, Grief, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Rape, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Fatphobia

ronnieex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual assault

annekehordijk's review

funny hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

This series is the first one that represents healthy communication for me. Usually I have to resist shouting 'just tell him you feel that way!' to romance books. Whereas here, they do just that and work through it. It's refreshing. The banter is awesome! The teasing, the 'touch her and die' and the 'you'll be safe with me' (both ways!) made me smile throughout the entire book. Loved it and can't wait to read the next one in this series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying

kat7794's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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: Alcoholism, Car accident, Eating disorder, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, and Death of parent

chrisljm's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Infertility, Death of parent, Bullying, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, and Car accident

Minor: Infidelity

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

I love Garrett and Jennie. So much. Even more than Carter and Olivia.

My only major complaint is that the book should’ve been shorter. While I loved the characters very much, several parts of the story were so slow, and some of the conflict and dialogue were unnecessarily repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Addiction, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

lilyemmaaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Car accident, and Death of parent

marine2907's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Sexual content, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

thereadhersrecap's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

"But here's the thing, Jennie. You don't  have to be strong and confident all the time. You're allowed to have insecruities, to be afraid, to feel lonely. Those things don't make you weak; they make you human

I have a serious love/hate relationship with this book. It starts off strong. Garrett has the hots for Carter (his teammate's) little sister Jennie. He's trying so hard to suppress them until Jennie realizes she has the hots for him too. They start secretly messing around (very descriptive) and in the process they become best friends.

First of all, it was way too long. AGAIN! I don't see the point of having 20 different sex scenes. I love the descriptions and I love how "alpha male" Gare is and how Jennie asks for what she wants and needs. But I don't need 300 pages of it. 

Secondly, Garrett is..... intersting. I feel like BM couldn't decide if she wanted him to be shy and goofy or demanding and grumpy so she made him both. It was a little bit of a turn off for me. Give me cute, shy, and goofy or give me alpha-male, confident and grumpy. Can't do with the back and forth. 

Jennie = LOVED. I thought BM did a great job portraying Jennie ask a badass but it was nice to see some of her insecurities come through. She is so much like Carter is was sooo soo good.

The best part.... Carter & Olivia. Seeing how they manage pregnancy and how Carter is so attentive to Liv's wants was something unexpected but amazing. 

CW: alcohol/alcoholism, bullying, car accident, curing, death of a parent, emotional abuse, eating disorder, grief, sexual content, panic attacks, toxic friendship, sexual harassment

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Cursing, Addiction, Car accident, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content