Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

28 reviews

kashby's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

love this idea and how it plays out. not obsessed with the execution. it reads like Normal People in how there’s little stories for each time period to show how the characters feel about each other but since that writing style is purposely fleeting i felt like it lacked depth for the premise. i also wish she saw olive more after high school.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Medical content, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

lucyatoz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

kvokolek's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.25

TJR is usually a hit (Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones) or a miss (Malibu Rising) for me. This time, I wasn’t crazy impressed, but I still liked this one. 

Writing was simplistic but also very readable. Thought there could have been deeper character development, but the plot is certainly intriguing and I felt it accomplished its goal: delivering on a premise that could be difficult to pull off, as well as being an engaging page-turner — a perfect spring break read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol and Medical content

bxnny's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy

daniofthewood's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Confinement, Alcohol, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

chelle22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Infidelity, Medical content, Cancer, Self harm, Car accident, Cursing, and Grief

datskira's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.0

It was a mostly enjoyable, easy read. At times, it veered on the boring side as there wasn't a lot of action. It was mostly angst slapped on angst, but it all resolved in a way I was pleased with. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, and Death

Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Confinement

imaginingly's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

this is the book that has made me cry the most, i think, EVER in my life 
the beginning was very odd and the writing style was kind of ~meh~ but the actual story was very good. the book captured grief very well 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Mental illness

kayleejanes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Grief, and Death

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Cancer