Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

190 reviews

vickyreptile's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Me gustó Yerba Buena y creo que me llegó en un momento justo: de vacaciones. Es una novela romántica, sáfica, muy dramática. Los personajes principales, Emilie y Sara, acarrean traumas del pasado: una tragedia en la adolescencia para Sara, una vida en pausa y en la sombra para Emilie. LaCour las construye bien a ambas, lo cual no quita que la historia por momentos sea un poco cursi y, por momentos, lenta. 
Yerba Buena es, en definitiva, una novela romántica que juega con cierta oscuridad y con la idea de completarse uno primero antes de poder tener un vínculo sano con otros. Es entretenida, sensual y algo lacrimógena. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Drug use

ohmygoshtosh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Sexual content, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Medical content, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

joelletribbiani's review against another edition

Really gross scene where the main character (16) and a new acquaintance agree to get off a family friend for $300. That and the juvenile writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Child death, and Death of parent

magpienicky's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Child death, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

There is a scene that talks about sex work, and a scene of an adult coercing 17 year olds to perform sexual acts in exchange for money.

lady_valhella's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is dark and emotional, especially if you have any experience with what the two main characters experience. I suppose this book is meant to bear witness, to let the reader know you are not alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, Addiction, Death of parent, and Suicide

col3bri's review against another edition

I did not enjoy the narrator. But the stopping point for me was when one of the characters started a relationship with a married man. Main character chearing is an absolute no for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Death

waterbear0821's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A lot of the content of this book is quite dark, but the book on a whole is sweet and easy to read and satisfying.  Beyond the story of the two main characters, their families and friends are interesting and add to the story. I enjoyed how both place and culture were important to the story. I also enjoyed all the talk about food and drinks. I’m not sure that this book will stick with me -it didn’t bowl me over or teach me something- but it was enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Infidelity

stephyrm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Drug abuse, Addiction, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

ashp's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A slow burn of a story with compelling character development and lush locations. Emilie and Sarah have two completely different upbringings yet are intertwined by creativity and love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Death

allcavesin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Made me feel things
More about found family and finding your purpose and closure after grief than romance, which was nice. 
Loved that it was a bi woman and a lesbian, I need more of that pairing I think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction