Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild

4 reviews

amaranth_wytch's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Chronic illness, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Gaslighting, Bullying, Car accident, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Stalking, Gun violence, Alcohol, Racism, Deportation, Infidelity, Medical content, and Abortion

thequeendavina's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was my #1 read of 2023. I loved this book, I could’ve finished in under 2 hours but I wanted to savor the ending. I loved the gray area plot and honestly was rooting for her! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Medical trauma

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

I have never read anything like this nor do I think I will ever read anything like this again. The writing, the plot, the characters and their development, are all incredibly planned out and impeccably portrayed. Sascha Rothchild has written a book so clever, so intriguing and intellectual but also so precarious and multi dimensional, it is unparalleled. 

"Blood Sugar" is nothing short of profound and extraordinary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Deportation, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

missredreads20's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism