Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo  Brown

37 reviews

akthackray's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. Everything about this is 100% well done, from the timing to the writing to the characters to the magical realism. Brown hits home with so many aspects in this book I can see why it's getting such high praise. This is definitely one that should be on everyone's radar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racism, and Rape

rachelsbusyreading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this book. I am so sad that it was so recently written because i would LOVE a sequel that chronicles her in college!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Death

fesja_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

alaskaisback's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Rape

glains's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Minor: Alcoholism

booksteaandchocolate's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. This is a book I plan to pass on to my nieces in hopes of them gaining a smidge of the author's perseverance and strength. I think this is told in such a unique way. It can be a bit jarring at first but once you get used to the flow it's kind of mind blowing how moments just bleed in to each other. 

The content is very serious. I knew what this book was about and knew it could be very difficult for me to read with the triggers in it, but felt it was a story that I needed to know. I'm glad I pushed myself even with my struggle. I had to give myself what I refer to trigger breaks to keep myself reading. If you have anxieties like me or have problems with triggers (such as, drug usage, alchoholism, abuse, rape, talks of suicide, and near death experiences) please try to push through to the end. It is genuinely worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts