Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

19 reviews

readerette's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

A well written story about two imperfect people trying to make their way in life, who find an imperfect love with one another.

If you are bothered by relationship drama, this may not be a story for you, but I enjoyed the philosophical musings of both characters enough to balance out the drama (I especially resonated with Aldo). I've never had exactly the thoughts or obsessions these two had, but some of their wonderings and worries definitely struck a chord for me that made the book quite an emotional journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Went into this on the recommendation of a friend with not a lot of info and I loved it! The end really sold it for me and I loved how Blake played with different writing styles throughout. I really felt like I was in it with the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Violence

biobeetle's review

emotional reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Alcohol

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

Minor: Car accident and Addiction

sappix's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Gaslighting

Do not romanticize this relationship!

_charliesbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Mental illness, Cursing, Alcohol, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

allisonz6's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol

ninahuynh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

 "A Love Story". Turmoil and recognition. Love and addiction. Lost and denial. Yearning and fear. Regan and Aldo's relationship has more waves than the ocean. While they both understand their own flaws, they're both volatile and have so much inner turmoil that many of us may recognize in ourselves and relate to. While they seem to be opposites, their polarity is what brings them together.

As much as I don't want to like it, their relatability (inner dialogue) is what keeps me chewing through. That acknowledgement! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexual content, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

clairew97's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual content

joaura's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming and Alcohol