Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood

6 reviews

jess_garner's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

I LOVED IT READ IT! one of the sweetest books ever, and so relaxing and joyful to read! giggling kicking my feet kinda book ❤️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

obsessivebooklover's review

inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

writingcaia's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.5

What a breath of fresh air.
This YA roaring 20’s rural sea town romance was just as addictive as it was perfectly charming, romantic and with a great sense for familial relationships.
There was space for diversity, love from all walks of life, luxurious parties, beautiful scenery, the sea, oh the sea (I love it as much as our heroine), deceit and misunderstandings, obligations and secrets, supporting parents, amazing sisters, and romance of the kind that makes you curl your toes in need to see it fulfilled.
Lou is just the right amount of naive, strong willed and righteous, a girl with dreams, a girl wanting to discover life and live it, a girl who will meet the the broody owner of the house in the middle of the sea that she has stolen for herself while unoccupied, and will be swept away to live a Summer and a life she only ever read on the magazines and romance novels. Of course, she will be down for a lot of surprises, laughs and tears, as it was prone to happen.
Just lovely and what I needed when I picked it up this afternoon. Yep, this was a one sitting read, it was just the perfect amount of captivating and entertaining.
I can’t wait to read the author’s other YA romances.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

Nervous anorexia

natalialews's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Minor: Death of parent

possiblyeve's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

i adore this book. as young for me as it is, every time i read it, i get lost in its coming-of-age Gatsby summertime. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use

Minor: Racism and Sexism

literaryhedgehog's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Suicide, and Racism

Period typical racism. Given the period, limited homophobia.