Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Missing Parts by Lucinda Berry

6 reviews

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

I hate everyone. Hate, hate, HATE. Every character was off— none of these people are real people, the actions aren’t reasonable. There’s one plot line that is out of nowhere but everything else was predictable. The ending was just weird. Like… what therapist signs off on that resolution? Idiotic. AND I FUCKING KNEW IT, FUCK DAVID AND ROBIN!!!!!! I hated them. Vindication!!!! 🗣️

One day, I’ll stop reading Dr. Berry’s shitty books. Mark my words!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent

Hospitalization, AA meeting, religious talk and prayers (due to AA), victim blaming, divorce

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

The biggest issue I had with the book was the pace. There’s a ton to unravel, and everything went too fast. If Dr. Berry had taken the time to go through the slower, this could’ve been a home run. Characters were going through the motions of the plot, but other than some internal mania experienced by Celeste, there was little insight into any of the other characters. They were all mono dimensional at best. Her other books were so much better than this. Lots of important things to talk about in here, but none were really addressed adequately. Tons of trigger warnings folks, so make sure you know ahead of time, or stop reading and walk away if any of it takes you down a road too dark for yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookish_manda's review against another edition

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

1.5

This book was awful, and felt pointless. The only reason I finished it was for my book club. 

I think the only redeeming quality of this book were the statements at the very end about

rape victims and their decision to terminate a pregnancy or give the baby up for adoption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

katyannreads's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Rape

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infertility, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

savijax's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Car accident