Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

38 reviews

beks_gail's review

fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

The book had some really good metaphors for getting through tough times in life. 

But for a YA book had too much smut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Addiction, Death, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Vomit

attolis's review

emotional hopeful reflective

4.25

Gorgeously written. Cried the whole time 👍

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

maryreads031's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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

4.0

This has got to be one of my favorite books. Great representation!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Homophobia

bookish_hollyx's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia

edelyra's review

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Eating disorder

amaliewebs's review

• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! The journey of self-discovery and healing that the main character goes through was inspiring, and I became really attached to the story. The combination of the strong character development and the plot events and how they intertwined was perfect, and I was truly invested in what was happening. I loved the feeling of found family and the emphasis of how important close friends are, as well as the value of all our relationships we have. All of the characters were well-rounded with their own personalities and stories, and all went through their own healing and growth. A truly powerful story :) and I was really happy with how it ended, after a very intense climax!  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

Honest and emotional and full of love. This book about siblings, and friends, and first loves encapsulates a true coming-of-age novel. It’s well-written — sometimes funny, sometimes gritty, sometimes tender. You can’t help but love the characters and their quest for finding a sunken ship that built an entire town. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Toxic relationship

ashliebysmashliereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

 TW - teen sex, disordered eating, self harm, suicidal ideation. 

This book was interesting. I found the main character pretty insufferable, but also the portrayal of anxiety attacks incredibly realistic. It was interesting to be inside the brain of an asshole teen girl who is the "okay" sibling in a set of kids when compared to a brother with depression, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation. 

Every time I started to really enjoy it, Violet would do something or say something obnoxious again. Idk. It was worth it. I won't reread

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol

meaghancook's review

adventurous 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

3.75

My only wish is that this book was 100 pages shorter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Death

Minor: Vomit

lizlogan's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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 is a quick, but good read. It deals with everyday life when everything is anything but every day. This book is how to heal, how not to heal, how to sit, how to fall in love, how to be, how to have relationships, and how to be a person.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Eating disorder, and Drug abuse