Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Cleopatra Y Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

362 reviews

mookisbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Dementia, Grief, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

lailajm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Self harm, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Adult/minor relationship

lenadierie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

saoirsem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction and Vomit

ktwoolen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Tore me apart in the best way. I  love the reflective writing in this book and the raw depiction of human nature and relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, and Death

aislinn_h's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, and Death of parent

kc_gilbert's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Exquisitely written, snapshots into the lives of a number of flawed characters - writing restricted like the characters are within their flaws and desires. A testament to the purpose of life, social perception and the want to love and be loved in return. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicide, Body horror, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Blood

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Addiction, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Self harm, and Sexual content

skane's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

While none of the characters are particularly likeable, the writing is wonderful and descriptive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

justmaria's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Animal death, and Suicide attempt