Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn

15 reviews

emercedesrich's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective 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

4.0

I'm a big sci-fi lover, and this is a solid entry, though it never quite reaches the heights of my all-time favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent

bugle's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

As a leftist nonbinary trans person, I was intrigued by the premise of this book but absolutely hated the execution. So many of the author’s decisions about the plot and behavior of the characters didn’t fit with how the world and people work today and simply weren’t supported by enough context for them to make sense in the story setting. The first third read like a horror novel, and I spent the last third just wanting it to be over already after realizing what the author’s angle was. I wish this had been written by someone else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Child death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Ableism

ukponge's review against another edition

challenging hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Transphobia

k_shimer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Biphobia, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and War

jacquatch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Classism, Sexism, Child death, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug abuse and Death of parent

lexyan's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I was skeptical early on reading this, but I ended up really liking it. It's a good takedown of gender essentialism set on the backdrop of early apocalypse-level climate change. There's heavy use of dramatic irony that works really well to keep you invested in reading it. All of the POV characters are well-written, including the perfectly hateable villain. The ending is hopeful but a little unsatisfying, which sort of feels perfect for the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Rape

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcohol, Classism, Vomit, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and War

mandi_lea's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Racism, Sexism, Pregnancy, Confinement, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

dykebakery's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, and Medical trauma

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Queer climate fiction is kinda my jam, though???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Transphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Sexism, and Sexual violence

laughtrack17's review

challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Suicide

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Transphobia, Addiction, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use