Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Outros pássaros by Sarah Addison Allen

56 reviews

laurenca's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Child death

Minor: Addiction

crafteroftheforesthearth's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Make sure you read the Acknowledgments at the end of the book, but only if you're wearing waterproof mascara. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Child abuse

lilpeaches's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

wish could rate this a million stars. haven't read anything like it, and it's SO beautifully written. Dealing with a recent death in my family, this book really puts into perspective how we hold on to those that we love and the different ways in which people deal with loss and trauma. What could really appreciate most is that even though this is a somewhat heavy topic at hand, this wasn't a SAD book. I found myself tearing up towards the end, but in a sweet way, not depressing. I seriously recommend this book to everyone.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death, Addiction, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

gondorgirl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness

Minor: Drug abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Addiction

mbmayo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

• 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

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Gaslighting

bree_of_the_woods's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious sad slow-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

3.25

Slow hook, but very sweet story of found family, letting go, and the weight of secrets. Love the dash of magical realism and the multiple POVs (even some from ghosts!)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Addiction

katiieecat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Addiction, Incest, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship

eperetz's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia

kekepania's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

The plot and POVs are interesting, and there's a nice sprinkling of magical...ness. However, it just gets sad. You're not left really feeling happy for anyone. Just....relieved they could maybe be happy in the future? Warning that there is a lot of mentions of suspected breaks in, which could make a reader feel uneasy or triggered. (Doors found open, hearing a front know rattling, etc)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Addiction

Minor: Violence

blackcatkai's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

CW: death, alcohol/drug use, addiction, violence, abuse, pregnancy & sex work mentioned. one character practices the art of henna, both for work & for pleasure, which may read as cultural appropriation to some readers.

this book was overall a wonderful read. it has found family, ghosts, grief, love, and coming of age at different points in ones life. a multi-pov book with a little bit of a mystery and hard to put down. i laughed a bit, rooted for the residents of the dellawisp, and got a bit emotional with the ending. i definitely recommend this one, especially if you enjoy a contemporary novel with a little magical realism sprinkled in.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, and Drug use

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, and Grief