Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan

163 reviews

kajasversion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I think the writing is magnificent and i truly did enjoy reading it. Some scenes were a bit too much for me personally, but not in a sense that they were bad, just that they were really gruesome and a bit hard to read. I think it’s an interesting portrayal of love that isn’t good for any party involved. I wasn´t rooting for any of the characters, but i did feel deep pain for how the mc was feeling because i think that her emotions and her view of the relationship and herself were so beautifully transferred onto paper.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Vomit

leasasaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Self harm, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Eating disorder

katelinwalsch's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

3.75

Quick read that unfortunately hits a little too close to home. Greatly written, but lugubrious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

owlribbon's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Alcohol and Abandonment

leoniepeonie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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

This book was pure pain to read, but wow. Nolan was so precise with the self-destruction of the protagonist and the minutiae of her heartache and emotion, and it was all so visceral and beautifully written.

I went into this book because a friend lent it to me. I'd been putting it off for a long time, suspecting it would be an intense, angsty relationship-y book aaaand reluctant to dive in because of the god-awful cover on the hardback edition. I thought this would be a wallowing book I wouldn't be able to get on board with, and for the first twenty or thirty pages or so I was feeling very, very done with the trope of self-hating 20-something women obsessing over problematic men and relationships. This book had its fair share of that trope within it, but it was done in such a wonderful way that it still had a lot to add to a saturated genre. It was pure toxicity but it explored the emotional depth of what would drive that situation, rather than primarily focusing on the immediacy of pain and difficulty as others in the genre have done. It looked at emotions and experiences directly as well as looking at the depth beneath it, which Nolan did particularly well because of the way she played with time. It had a rawness that was really special, and I raced through the book. I also love a short chapter, so that helped. Excellent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Self harm, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

aleini's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

jgrhcklzccv's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

carolrol_lina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

bem ok! O role molieres depressivas começou a me cansar em certo ponto,, mas eh bom! capitulos curtos!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body shaming, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

ahbuggrit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

Lauren Coe did a wonderful job narrating this. 
Dark material but written in an engaging way. Nolan had described a very destructive individual, a person we might easily recognise or know of from our own lives. She feels very real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Rape, Self harm, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Eating disorder

edgaranjapoe's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Stalking, Alcohol, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Alcoholism, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Violence