Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Dead Romantics: Roman by Ashley Poston

51 reviews

wrappingpaper's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

I LOVED this book!! It’s hard to put into words how this book made me feel - it made me laugh and cry. It inspired me and had me itching to read more. 
The writing is done SO well - the metaphors and descriptions are so beautiful and all the characters feel so real. 
The story was creative and all the characters were unique and lovable (minus Lee) and I loved how relaxed yet relevant the supernatural aspect was. 
The story explores grief and love in such a lovely way. Even the cover is great - you understand the little details so much more after you’ve read it. 
I didn’t go into this expecting to love it so much, but that just proves you can’t always use other people’s opinions to make choices about what you think you’ll enjoy. 
I’m glad I’m read it and loved it, and I hope that if you pick it up, you do too!! Will definitely be reading the seven year slip when I get the chance :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident

emilywemily6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

This book hit me in the feels. There was so much discussion about grief and living your life, and it made the romance into a slightly smaller plot in comparison. I love these characters and while I wish there was more to the romance, it was written very “show don’t tell” which still connected with me. I am all on board for Florence and Benji! I anticipated the plot twist early on and kept reading hoping and praying that I was right lol. So much meaning in how these characters navigated grief and learned to love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident and Medical content

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Medical content, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

katie_k1's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship and Alcohol

bobbidenzer's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

Absolutely adored this book - immediately endearing and quirky and unique. Will now read everything she writes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Alcohol

rosereadsalot's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Car accident, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

annamorgan27's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Cursing, Alcohol, Child death, and Death of parent

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Bullying, Car accident, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

cheye13's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.0

This was just as perfectly lovely as I had heard it would be. A very sweet little romance with a vague paranormal twist and a steady undercurrent of grief. A very peaceful portrayal of death and moving on, given the circumstances. the foreshadowing was also very effective; I felt like I was let in on little secrets that kept me reading while it made sense the narrator overlooked those details.

It also had a little of the meta-magic of reading about a writer - both the writer mc and editor love interest really loved not only books in general, but genre romance, and it's nice to share that with them as one reads their story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Murder, and Alcohol

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

I was on my library’s waitlist for this book for what felt like forever and now I know why. 

A sweet and romantic ghost story about a ghost writer with a predictable plot twist that I nonetheless thoroughly enjoyed to the last word. This book made me laugh, cry, and smile while crying and placing my hand over my heart. 

The Day family was perfectly written with the eldest, middle, and youngest siblings with all their different roles and personalities. 

There were multiple love stories woven into this book and all but one were beautiful to read. 

To the next 27 people waiting to borrow this book from my local library: it’s worth the wait. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Sexism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Cursing, and Car accident