Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

As irmãs Blue + brindes by Coco Mellors

156 reviews

rebekkahreads's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.5

Trigger warning: Suicide, death/grief, drug abuse, complex family 

A beautiful, messy story of 3 sisters trying to live and find meaning after the death of their sister.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infertility

christinesmith205's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

enterpricicle's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

this is the book for you if 
you prefer the traditional interpretation of "blood is thicker than water" to "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb". 
needless to say, that's not me. 

i just could not connect to the characters at all. the book constantly talks about their amazing sisterly bond but didn't show it to me in a way i understood. i also didn't understand the motivations behind the characters' behaviour, so i got frustrated at their self-destructiveness (which otherwise could have been a believable reaction to their grief). i found them to be stereotypical in many ways. 
throughout the book, it felt like things just happen because they have to. it's heavy on the sibling tropes, there aren't really any surprising turns and everything wraps up a little too neatly for my taste. 

someone out there will live vicariously through these reckless and broken sisters, rise and fall with them, revel in their sibling relationship, feel like they overcome their generational trauma and experience catharsis along with them. 

i'm disappointed that it wasn't me. i just wanted more from this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

elviraqc's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol

mejoyce09's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy

joclousing's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

ceciliaeloisa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

looney_lily's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infertility

duhhhelles's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

celia1512's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy