Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee

17 reviews

mayab56's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Drug use, Transphobia, and Alcoholism

c100's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Minor: Death of parent

erinkellyreads's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

 

I bought this book a while ago because the synopsis had me hooked, and I finally made time to read it during Trans Rights Readathon this week! This book was so beautiful - the ache of our main characters navigating the traumas of their life while trying to stay clean, the tension between them with the love, attraction, and acceptance they feel for each other, and the nuanced writing about art, tradition, religion, and making your own way - I had a lot of feelings while reading this! Wyatt and Ely reminded me so much of the people I love, and, often, myself, and I immediately rooted for them both from page one. This is not a fluffy romance, but a deep one (while still having many fun moments of flirtation). I recommend!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Transphobia, and Self harm

bookish_in_bklyn's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

This book is more fiction with a side of romance than totally romance-focused, but I really enjoyed the story! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Addiction

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Death

myceliamorel's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Child death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, and Emotional abuse

thepermageek's review

emotional funny reflective fast-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

5.0

A beautiful swoon-worthy queer Romance book that is also about reconciling with your past, getting & staying sober, negotiating boundaries, making art, and having hot, consent-focused sex! 

What a wild romp! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Transphobia, Drug use, Sexual content, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Domestic abuse

emmasbelovedbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Drug use, Death, and Drug abuse

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm

instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I think the only problem I found with this book was that I chose the audiobook and I couldn't read it faster because I wanted to consume this book faster than I could over audio 😂


I absolutely adored it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Drug use, Death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent

rarelyreading20's review

challenging emotional funny sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Transphobia

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Terminal illness and Suicidal thoughts