Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe

4 reviews

cdkm9's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

A moving story, but some aspects of the writing style detracted from the book. One problem was that it wasn’t always clear when you were jumping forwards or backward in time. Another thing that bothered me is that the characters did not always have a consistent voice/tone— for example, a character could have a generally childish/nieve perspective but then out of nowhere there would be a sentence of their thoughts that was completely inconsistent with their usual tone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Drug abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Murder, Police brutality, and Rape

Minor: Confinement and Pregnancy

samantha1960's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Murder, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Drug abuse

karyan1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Police brutality, Drug use, Violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Bullying

Moderate: Pregnancy and Blood

combepherre's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Child death, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Police brutality, Rape, Trafficking, Child abuse, Addiction, Bullying, and Abandonment