Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

29 reviews

chloeve's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Very interesting take on the women involved with Ted Bundy. I'm not sure if it's any of this book has true parts to it though. However, it was slow at times and hard for me to pick up. I really enjoyed the ending, which saved my opinion of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

deetabz's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Incest, Infidelity, and Alcohol

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Fascinating yet sickening, this book is like a derailed train…you just can’t help but to keep looking even when you feel like you should turn away. The plot of the story is unbelievable on purpose, because who ever thinks they’re going to be attacked by a serial killer. I liked the two different perspectives but found the shifting timeline confusing from time to time and I had to check the chapter heading and make sure I knew where I was in time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

himpersonal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

4.0

If I still need to explain toxic masculinity to anyone who’s read this book, I give up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

honeybeewitched87's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

danielcrogers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

imstephtacular's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kelleywithanextrae's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia

soobooksalot's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol