Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

22 reviews

kate_mare's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

You need to read this book if you like lgbtqia and strong characters. This book reads incredebly fast and youll feel emphethy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

anaguana's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol

capybooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

I found parts of this novel slow to read, but the more I read, the more I enjoyed it. I wish the character's backstory came first, instead of alternating between the present-day chapters, because I found it hard to keep track of what each girl's story was. 

Despite all of this, I really liked a lot of aspects of this story; the LGBTQ+ representation, endometriosis awareness, and an intriguing protagonist. The opening sentence was gripping too!

A great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, and Alcohol

ruby_tuesday's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

5.0

Will i remember the plot of this book in a couple months? Probably not.

But as a reader I loved the writing style of this thriller, how tense the scenes were and how much depth was given to every character in the book. The type of book that on a second read, might pick up on details previously missed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

angrybred's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Death, and Pregnancy

bookspaperink's review

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Murder, and Death

lotten4's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense 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

4.5

The tempo is high, the main character badass and the story sad but those parts are not longer or more detailed than necessary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, and Blood

Minor: Vomit

galexy_brain's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

beanzneo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is absolutely one of the best fucking books ive ever read. It is so powerful and informative while also keeping a fun fiction story. This book goes deep into the topics of surviving abuse and the way it shows Noras past and how that effects her now years later is incredible. The plot, storytelling, themes, characters, and everything else in this book are incredible and it will definitely be one of my life long favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

karlo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, and Alcoholism