Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

74 reviews

jkribbit's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Child abuse, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

sophieamreacher's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

3.5

3.5
I enjoyed the characters and the relationship with family but I found this book very slow and also that not a lot was going on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Violence

mymoonlightlibrary's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Sexual content

cherryfreckle'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
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Cursing, Cancer, Death, Sexual content, Infidelity, Alcoholism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Torture, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

laughingrevolution's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Child death, Violence, and Murder

humbee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book, and it got me stating up til 1am to finish it! Gus and January are great characters

I just felt like it was very similar to Book Lovers Nora and Charlie, enemies (or rivals) to lovers with some kind of deal or bet that throws them together. This may just be a theme in Emily Henry's writing, so it's not a problem, just interesting. I loved how whilst the romance was obvious and the main driving force, the book bet goes into some pretty dark and serious places.

Big fan of this book, and will probably read again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Alcoholism and Child abuse

mullemit's review

3.5

I enjoyed reading a book about writing, but its meta-ness made me extra critical of its structure which didn’t always hold up. The tension of the books was a bit unnecessarily drawn out and a lot of the introspection quite heavy handed and very told not shown. What worked for me was the chemistry of the characters, the dialogue, and a lot of the themes and foils. 

But one final note that bugs me - there’s so much alcohol in this book?? And it is never addressed?? January and Gus have barely any scenes together not under the influence of or in the search for alcohol and that just doesn’t sit right with me..

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

memoirsofabooklover's review

funny hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

i enjoyed this. i was scared that finally reading emily henry, it wouldn’t live up to the hype but this was a really lovely love story.

i loved that they were writers and they spent the plot trying to write in each other’s genres, whilst both trying to work through their own grief. despite all of this they grew and changed but became perfect imperfect versions of who they already were.

the spice was pretty good and there was some pretty writing in there too. it was a quick and easy read, with emotions but not heart-wrenching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Deadnaming, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

multiple discussions about a cult and people who had been one

potion96's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Car accident and Alcoholism