Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Daydreams by Laura Hankin

23 reviews

dev921's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infertility, Stalking, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

The genre exploring child stars/acting and transition into adulthood seems to be on the rise and honestly I'm here for it. This one was a bit over the top, but I still liked it. I think if I hadn't recently read Elissa Sloan's <i> Hayley Aldridge is Still Here </i>, I would have liked it even more, but that book was so good that it was hard to compete. I think my issue with this book is that things were a bit too convoluted at times (what happened with Summer's journal, etc.), while at other times too simplistic (things just wrapped up and were solved suddenly). The premise was great and I loved that it felt fairly unique but also familiar (I'm sure I can name some shows that this was loosely based on), but I think the execution could have been a bit stronger. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racism, Infidelity, Infertility, Body shaming, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Fatphobia

sarahweyand's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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

3.25

Sometimes, you need a Break Book. You've been reading a lot of grimdark horror and sad nonfiction and you just need a nice, fast-paced romp to have a good time and clear your head. I deem this a wonderful Break Book. I'm going to try and keep this review short.

I liked: the fast pace, the primary sources at the end of some chapters to break up the plot, the narrators of the audiobook I got off Libby, the gooey happy ending, and that sweet, sweet, messy drama.

I didn't like: the catty girl-on-girl hate, some of the characters, a big seemingly out-of-character moment at the climax, plot contrivances that made the inciting incident possible.

This book is no stunning work of literature, nor would it come up on a list of books I'd actively recommend to people when there are so many better titles out there. But I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading it! I, in fact, had a great time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Body shaming and Death of parent

adlane22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual content

cde10's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Drug use

lottselgar's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

i fear ppl need to stop recommending this as a ‘daisy jones’ 2.0 book when it has so much more to offer than being compared to a different (but tbf rlly good) book that has similar theming

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Drug use

kellyeweber's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

xlivinglikejen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

brooklynchaise's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Literally couldn’t put her down. Quite a few times I gasped out loud, alone in my apartment. Very funny with a realistic portrayal of fame, how media treats young women, and reckoning with the impulsive mistakes of youth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Car accident and Body shaming

Minor: Racism