Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner

2 reviews

rubiecore's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

2.0

2.5 stars? 2 stars? dare i say the only slightly enjoyable parts were the smut scenes 🤭 anyway, this book was like watching a train wreck. but as badly as i wanted to look away i couldn’t, my eyes were glued in place by my friend who was deeply enjoying the sight. the only reason i didn’t dnf is bc i wanted to see it through so i could talk to her ab it bc she recommended it to me. i’m so so so so over it. i read romance novels for fun!! this wasn’t fun!! 

also i know this book is literally called “love letter to whiskey” but all of the alcohol metaphors got very old, very fast.

this book also includes the cheating trope, which i have never really read before this so i was willing to give it a try (obviously i don’t condone cheating irl but i like mess sometimes okay). and i honestly wouldn’t have hated it if it didn’t happen THREE TIMES. like at some point i really just couldn’t bring myself to care. you both suck. glad you finally have each other.

i skipped through most of the novella bc i read it once why would i read it again and while it was kinda nice to have jamie’s pov and some clarity on their reconciliation and relationship afterwards, i just didn’t care anymore!! 😁

i know it’s incredibly easy to slip into a reading slump after pushing through a book you didn’t like at all but if anything i feel like this had the opposite effect. i now feel the need to go and read More books that are (hopefully) better than this one out of pure spite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Pregnancy

amanda_reads13's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pregnancy and Rape

I wish I could give this a 5 ⭐, because I truly loved it. Unfortunately, the amount of miscommunication, cheating, and the complete inability to communicate was so frustrating. Friends to lovers.