Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

81 reviews

jessistewart's review

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Classism and Racism

Minor: Sexual content

nbreezy17's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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: Antisemitism, Infidelity, Classism, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Cursing, Drug use, Body shaming, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, and Addiction

ambercunningham's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I still have mixed feelings about this book and the characters, but the writing was so good. It was both sad and hopeful at the same time. A very well done coming of age story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

alavenderfield's review

emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

a beautiful, refreshing summer read that transports you to the mid-70s. wonderfully captures the admiration daughters have for their mothers and the nuanced relationship a daughter has with their mum, despite the age-old process of growing up and forging different belief systems. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Racism

katiemack's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

This is unexpectedly cute and fun, aside from some scary/creepy moments with the adults in the Cone household. The ending is surprisingly touching, though I wish we had gotten to see more moments with Mary Jane and her mom to increase its poignancy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Racism

woolfinbooks'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Infidelity, Drug use, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Drug abuse

cristinareading's review against another edition

inspiring reflective 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

4.75

This book feels like watching one of those coming-of-age movies which you keep rewatching as you get older and still love. It is very obviously from the perspective of a 14-year-old girl and the author genuinely writes it in a way a teenage girl would think and act. Great book, would highly suggest for a beach read that is more on the literary fiction/ contemportary fiction side. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual content, Racism, and Drug use

There is a level of child neglect that is discussed in this book so be warned of that.

vanilla_m's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

Finished listening to the audiobook in one day while cleaning my room 😁
This book was a light-hearted fun ride, I enjoyed it a lot 💕💕
This was recommended by: Haley Pham (the youtuber) 
If you liked Daisy Jones and the six you'll like this ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Drug use

Minor: Racism

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

challenging funny inspiring reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

A wonderful coming of age novel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Drug abuse

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

There is an implication of a minor in a relationship with an adult, but it is unfounded.

faithkol's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

A 14 year-old girl gets a job as a summer nanny to a 5 year-old. The family she works for (the Cones) are very different than her family and introduce her to many new things. The cones house a rockstar recovering addict and his movie star wife. SOOO good, the Cone family plus Jimmy and Shiba are so amazing. The book was super fun and sweet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, and Sexual content