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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Misogyny
The author does have a way of digesting hard themes with her easily flowing writing style, which made this book actually readable.
Wouldn't recommend this to anyone, but I am going to see what the author comes up with next 🪩⚡🤍
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol
We follow Cleo and Frank who meet and quickly marry. He's much older, successful and an alcoholic and Cleo is a young English artist who is seduced by his charm. We follow their relationship, their friends, family and life as it changes.
This was beautifully written with so many tender moments. I listened to the audiobook and immediately bought the physical copy after so I can sit and go through tabbing all the moments I want to remember.
As a modern romance story with some very dark themes, this is still easy listening, fun in parts and honestly raw in others. It's been compared to Sally Rooney and I agree but would say this felt well rounded and darker, like the 18 rated version of Conversation with Friends.
An author to keep an eye on in the future for me!
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
!! spoilers:
cleo and frank needed to go through everything there was to go through to realize that soulmates aren't always lovers. they weren't meant to be together, yet they were still meant to be in each other's lives. when their darkest parts met, they did end up creating light, just not in the way they thought they would.
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Death of parent
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Blood, Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse, Vomit
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment