Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

28 reviews

jg34's review against another edition

funny lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Love Katherine center. Her books always have uplifting endings which I appreciate so much. Then the body of the book is always a mix of sad and happy but not to worry, this one is not very sad. Thank u bc my seasonal depression cannot take that at the moment. 
The couple was really cute and the plot was interesting. Jack is perfect. My only complaint is some of the side characters. Robbie is so mean and dumb to the point I don’t understand how Hannah could have dated him in the first place (or Taylor!!). Also didn’t love Glen he straight up treats his employees like shit. Lastly Kennedy or whoever was so over the top it was unbelievable. But other than the obnoxious side characters this story was just what I needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Blood, and Vomit

kingsnail's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

I cannot overstate how much I LOVED this. I returned it to the library, and immediately purchased it in Libro. 
Truly just so unbelievably happy and fun

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer and Addiction

marmellowreads's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

ginkgogirl's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Great junk food read. Completely unrealistic but very fun and easy to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death, and Body shaming

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

liciaaaaa's review against another edition

funny hopeful relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Blood, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Grief, Gun violence, Addiction, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship

shawniejo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Stalking

molls's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced

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

3.25

This is a fun-level 4 but an actual 3. I read it in like 4 hours. I laughed and kicked my feet. I also had to suspend some disbelief. 

Unfortunately this book makes one of my least favorite mistakes in media: telling me a woman is badass at her career and then only showing her being a neurotic screwup. MacKenzie in The Newsroom: allegedly a big deal reporter who has interviewed Osama bin Laden, but has a meltdown in episode 1 over a reply-all email. Kate in The Diplomat, whining constantly about trivial stuff like having to wear diplomat-appropriate outfits to diplomacy-adjacent social functions.  Hannah has good reason to be a little weepy in this book so I tried to forgive it, but we barely got to see her do cool bodyguard stuff at all, and that was a real bummer for me. No one on the team demonstrated much skill for executive protection, honestly, so it was a little hard to take them seriously. 

Also, I admit I am biased as a corgi owner, but Corgi Lady wouldn't have had time for all that nonsense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction, Blood, and Vomit

embelle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This was my first Katherine Center book, and I enjoyed it! It’s a really fun, sometimes cheesy, and other times deep and reflective, rom-com that flips the traditional bodyguard/celebrity romance. I found myself reading this book really quickly and wanting to know what would happen to the characters, and I appreciated how the lighthearted romance was complimented by discussions about deeper thoughts, insecurities and reflections. Overall, I had a great time with this book and am looking forward to discussing it at my next book club meeting!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Infidelity

bailey_the_bookworm's review

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Funny, adorable, fast-paced. Exactly what I was hoping it would be. The MC’s voice is sharp and fun, the story is cotton candy light, and the whole thing is just a delight. Single-POV romances aren’t usually my favorite (and this book is on the tamer side), but overall a rollicking good time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Stalking

jkpiowa's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking and Addiction

Minor: Physical abuse