Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

A False Start by Elsie Silver

21 reviews

ohemmag's review

emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

bookswithvicky's review

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Abandonment and Emotional abuse

lunahale's review

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

there were parts of this book that i really loved and parts that were just sorta meh. i did have a great time reading it tho so 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

kaycie93's review

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcoholism

yoohanna's review

emotional relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty

beaniebookcorner's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

abidavisf's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I am so gutted this series is over. I want to read about these characters forever. 

I went into A False Start thinking no characters could beat Mira and Stefan but Nadia and Griffin sure did put up a fight. This story broke my heart and healed my heart. Was I ridiculously frustrated in places because how dare anyone tell a young woman what is or isn’t right for her? Absolutely. Did I completely understand why this tale had to take the paths it did? Absolutely.

My only criticism is that I think the book could have been a bit more concise, but, then again, I’d also happily read about these two forever soooo… who am I?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Medical content

ambercunningham's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Medical content, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

sydney_marie13's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

3.25

It was a well written book but the tropes were predictable and at times I felt like the character banter lacked. It was more along the lines of insta-love which when done well can really be adorable but this one needed a little more development. On top of that the characters focused soooo much on the age gap and mentioned that age is just a number and that since she experienced trauma it makes her older in a sense? But it was kind of annoying how many times it was brought up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

tarabella's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Animal death