Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson

18 reviews

shaetv's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

Cassandra is my kind of person. She’s got endless stories; from her time as a teenage groupie, to becoming a Las Vegas showgirl, to creating Elvira. Plus she is full of empathy, compassion, and humor. I would absolutely pick up another book, if she to continues to write.

I listened to the audiobook, which was read by Cassandra Peterson herself, and I would highly recommend it.

Only bumped it down a half point because the end felt rather rushed. I’ve noticed that’s a pattern for modern memoirs, so it wasn’t that surprising. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content and Drug use

fartnoise1982's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I’ve loved Elvira from the moment I laid eyes on her at 12 years old. Her story is absolutely fascinating. A showgirl at 17? What a woman.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Drug use

mothdan's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Drug use

andprevatte's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

SHES GAY

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Racism

Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Cursing

ninag98's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

kaiouelios's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use

rivercat0338's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Sexual content