Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Talking at Night by Claire Daverley

13 reviews

aileensbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

nineinchnails's review

challenging sad medium-paced

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

2.75

i genuinely wanted to like this so badly but it just falls flat. i think reading this with the normal people comparisons in mind ruined this for me because i love normal people and, aside from the lack of speech marks, they had very little in common. the writing felt stilted and shallow so i struggled feeling connected to our main characters (i found the other characters a lot more intriguing though) and it doesn't help that i found them very annoying. i tend to like "unlikeable" characters but will and rosie were boring above all else. the prose comes off quite tryhard tumblrina to me but i can see why some people might enjoy it this book just wasn't for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

bookedwithannie's review

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Eating disorder

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

stxph_reads's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

mikmae's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Cancer, Grief, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

louise010's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Death, and Cancer

dwreadsalot's review

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I love a romantic slow burn, but I found myself frustrated at points 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Addiction, and Cancer

jjoyce's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Cancer, Alcohol, Grief, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Death

Minor: Blood

aliciakaye's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction and Cancer

gabrielastbr's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Animal death