Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

12 reviews

erickadishion's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child death, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Grief, Bullying, Infertility, and Miscarriage

kitkatkatdog's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Loved it. When I went to work I kept thinking “where is Monday?” It was so emotional and tense and I could not have guessed the twist. It was a great read, I can’t wait to one day forget the mystery and read it again. I pray for the day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexism, Cursing, Child death, Blood, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Violence, Mental illness, Homophobia, Death, Classism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol

dvnjii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

this book killed me in the worst way possible /pos. them

being found being the before like omfg

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, and Child death

karoline98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Homophobia, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Well, that was not at all what I expected! This is not my favorite book by Jackson, mostly because of the back and forth time structure that was somewhat difficult to follow. I think the plot was shocking, revolting, and honest and the characters were gritty and real. This story would be a good read for hesitant teen readers because of its’ short chapters and engaging content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Mental illness, Vomit, Violence, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Classism, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

th3list3n3r's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

latasharm's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

Tiffany D. Jackson writes books that need to be read. Every time I finish one of her books I immediately want to share it with as many people as possible. Mondays Not Coming is a powerful reminder of the real world heavy that too many children carry around on their shoulders everyday, quietly, resiliently, all by themselves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Drug abuse

lilacwhisker's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Reread this book because I thought it would be a quick and fun throwback. I think part of the reason why I'm rating it lower than last time is because the twist does not hit as hard the second time lol. Still pretty good and an easy read. 

Review from August 2022:
5/5
I LOVED this book. For a 400+ page book it kept me hooked and the plot twist made me want to re-read the whole story again. This was insanely sad and I love how the characters are written. Overall, a must-read!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Dementia, and Medical content

lexiefreese's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.5

This book had me in tears! What an amazing telling of the journey of friendship at a trying time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

bendersreads's review

dark emotional sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Dementia