Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Ophelia Girls by Jane Healey

19 reviews

neoprincex's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Medical content, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder

eleanor_rose22's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-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

2.0

I’ve got really mixed views. I wanted to love this so much and I spent so much time hating it. 
I loved Ruth, I loved her playful girlhood and frivolous youth and her feelings towards Camille and the way her repressed identity haunts her until she can be free. I wanted/needed so much better for her. 
Maeve?!? Pure Hate. The fact she was half the book was awful. Her boyfriend is a nonce, predator. I was furious how their relationship was mirrored to the ‘forbidden’ queer feelings of R&C. The pedophilia was so romanticised and disgusting. Hated the ending.
Gave me so much to think about in terms of male gaze/enforced objectivity of ones self through a camera etc. But plot wise it did not live up to expectations . 
Also why did it have all my most obscure triggers in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia and Cancer

zoe_werdy's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

I loved the writing in this book, the haunted images of pretty girls floating in the river, the complexity of the characters, the way if the past is left unresolved it ends up repeating itself. I found the relationship hard to stomach, but I guess that's the point. It leaves you to make your own decision about who the villains are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

olivia02strom's review against another edition

2.0

Wish I was aware of the heavy grooming plot line ahead of time...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Cancer, and Death

Minor: Infidelity and Infertility

rcsreads's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.5

A large part of this is just paedophile porn. There's no need for the inappropriate relationship to be gone into with so much detail. 
The mother's side of the story would have been enough although it has some unpleasant, outdated and homophobic opinions expressed. The daughters story is actively disgusting and romanticised paedophilia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Outing

jen_prouvaire's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

marymollyc's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism

Minor: Lesbophobia and Pregnancy

thelibraryofanna's review

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cancer, Addiction, and Alcoholism

justareadingfairy's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.75

I think don’t judge a book by its cover might be a good description here.  Although the cover is extremely beautiful and the title and back seem intriguing for something lovable to come, the story told by all of these pages is just slow and honestly, not that great. 
It was also a bit of an uncomfortable read as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Pedophilia

Minor: Death and Alcoholism