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As irmãs Blue + brindes by Coco Mellors

48 reviews

whatannikareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

amazing dialogue. sometimes felt wordy but written with so much love and care. each main character is so fully fleshed out. grief is handled with so much care here. she is the girl the streets say she is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

laura_berger's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Grief, and Sexual harassment

maregred's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

nburkk's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

enmcurrie's review against another edition

reflective 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? Yes

4.0

really beautiful and poignant writing - there are lots of lines that stick with you after you read them and i love coco’s attention to small details. i thought the overarching undulating relationships between all of the sisters was really well done and realistic, and as someone with a sister i completely understood how much they bickered. the dialogue was also very immersive at points where it almost feels like you’re not even reading.

that being said, i’m docking a star off because it felt too perfect and overdone in some spots, almost as if it was written for television. it needed a slightly sharper edge occasionally. i could have done without the epilogue as the ending. i personally think the explicit scenes don’t really add anything to the book or contribute to any character development. also even though i understand the weight of being the eldest sister, avery is such an unlikeable character for me.

anyways, i think the book is at its best in the simple moments like the childhood flashbacks. a very enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

sloanefg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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 and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jacktherapper's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cultbyproxy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

“Look at an umbilical cord—tough, sinuous, unlovely, yet essential—and compare it to a friendship bracelet of brightly woven thread. That is the difference between a sister an a friend.”

from the very beginning, Mellors had me believing that these sisters and their characteristics were cemented, forever encased in their grief. however, as the story took shape and their dreams, hopes and fears became my own, i was pleasantly surprised to feel my own grief. 

to think back on my own experiences and see myself in these characters. a TikToker whose video i once watched (wild thing to be writing in a book review) stated, “it’s like i pull up my grief to every table i sit at,” and i think that holds to myself, to the Blue sisters, and for anyone who has every had to experience grief. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Chronic illness and Infidelity

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment

lenamarie_wind's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts