Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Picking Around by Emily Rath

40 reviews

futureofmydays's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol

lindseyb317's review against another edition

4.75

funny relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia

abbys_reads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail

mikaylamills's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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Did it need to be as long as it was? No. I still really enjoyed this book even with some of the cringey factor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Death of parent

linnea_tornblom's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Alcohol

ladynavalon's review against another edition

1.0

funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Let's be honest. This book is for what it is, period. To read it with your favorite toy at hand and not give the plot too much thought. Porn with (bad) plot, that's all. Don't take it seriously... because if you do.... well, it's a book with some pretty toxic characters. Rachel is a whiny (actually, she whines all the time), manipulative spoiled brat who at no time thinks about anything but her brown pussy. Jake is an insecure little boy who has a lot of self-esteem to work on, the author says he's a golden reteiever, but perhaps he's the most toxic. Caleb could have been an interesting character if he had accepted his sexuality and communicated more, (as it looked like he was going to). And Ilmari... look, the guy is possessive as fuck and has monumental trauma. But hey, they're all possessive as hell and carry their traumas with them. If I dig deeper into the plot, I get more pissed off: their (the boy's) sexuality is specifically misrepresented, because they never admit that they like boys; the relationships between them.... (I think it would all make more sense if Caleb and Jake had something going on before Rachel arrived, if Ilmari had entered the relationship through Jake or Caleb, not Rachel). And worst of all, how toxic and unrealistic relationships and sex are, and that this is available to young impressionable girls. Zero judgedment if you read it as an adult with a head in orden to have a good time, but making it available to young girls seems very dangerous to me and normalizes horrible and super toxic things.
Not LGTB+ friendly at all!!!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent

mammut's review against another edition

3.0

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content

thirdeyeangel23's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

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Pucking Around is a why choose poly-am contemporary romance. Our anchor characters are Rachel , the newest team doc for the Jacksonville Rays, and Jake, the golden boy for the Rays hockey team. After a steamy night in Seattle (read That One Night) the two once again cross paths and can’t let each other go, but their relationship evolves into more than they could ever imagine. This book really highlights hockey while giving heavy doses of spice and feels. A fun read for all my why-choose girlies.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction

backitupmoony's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Outing

Minor: Addiction, Eating disorder, Death of parent

onelia's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful relaxing sad tense fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Violence

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Pregnancy

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