Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

The Comeback by Ella Berman

9 reviews

jackieyvette's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This was a beautifully written. Heavy topics and a lot of emotional parts throughout.
Everyone in the book is flawed. From Grace to Esme to Dylan to Laurel to the parents and everyone beyond that, but even the flawed are great to read about here. 
I loved Grace and Esme so much they felt like people I knew. Their mother was such a shit mom, but such an interesting character. Laurel was such a great friend but had so many moments where I wanted to shake her and say this isn't right and you know it. Dylan was somehow simultaneously a great and horrible husband. Everyone else sucks. 

I wish Able would have died in that car accident and I wish Emelia was with them when it happened.

Crying score: cry-angle at the ready. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

storied's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I'm a sucker for books like this, so I ate it up in a day!! Definitely should read the trigger warnings before reading. I struggled to understand if it was past or present the first few chapters as it doesn't say it anywhere, but after you learn more about FMC its easier to tell. I understand why people thought it was a slow book but recovery is slow 💓

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder

stepnic's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

Minor: Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

mcdermot's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Addiction, Mental illness, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Car accident, Sexual assault, and Drug use

pcataldo's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

I really liked this book! Grace really grew on me. I didn't like her at first. The ending was a bit predictable, but still good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Car accident, Self harm, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail

bookedupbabe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

This was amazing, I have no idea why the reviews are so meh about it. 

I love unlikeable characters, especially female sexual assault survivors. It's so unrealistic for us to expect our fictional characters to be the "perfect victim" and sweet and not that angry and totally in control of her emotions after a horrible thing happening to them. Grace was bang on. She was rude, snarky, but she was so real and I just ached for her. I absolutely adored her and Esme. 

I don't want to say too much, as I went in nearly blind and I think that really added to my experience. I will say that this is a novel you don't want to miss. It reads like a thriller, except the person doing causing the suspense is our main character and she's killing her own life, making bad decision after bad decision. It's fantastic and heartbreaking, everything a good novel needs to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Eating disorder

audiblybooked's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a dark and compelling story of a young woman struggling to rebuild her life after years of grooming and abuse after her parents leave her in the hands of a predatory Hollywood producer. The MC wasn't always relatable and made many questionable choices, all leading back to the damage done to her psyche by the emotional and sexual abuse she endured, years of gaslighting and manipulation. The story paints a vivid picture of how a young naive teenager, her family, and everyone who is close to them can be manipulated by a man with enough money, power, and influence. This was an excellent read although I was wanting more from the ending. I felt like it ended abruptly and didn't provide an ending that sufficiently addressed all of what the plot had been leading up to. With a more satisfying ending, I would have given this a 5 star rating as the writing felt authentic and the story kept me invested from beginning to end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

sorcha's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Eating disorder