Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen

6 reviews

cassiecraycray's review

emotional funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Sarah Dessen is really good about writing about difficult family dynamics.
I really enjoyed reading this, I enjoyed Sydney. She was a very passive but looking at the family dynamics she was raised in her brothers shadow and said many times she felt invisible, so I think she was written very well even if I didn't always agree with what she decided to do. I Loved the Chathams, I wish we got a bit more with Mac because he was lovely. 
My biggest issue with this book is the scene changes, they felt abrupt. She would set up a scene give us a small bit of what was going on and then flash forward, skipping over the drama (or at the ending the resolution) to put us in a new scene then flash back to what just happened to finish off the details. It was very difficult trying to keep up with it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Addiction, Vomit, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Chronic illness

linoone's review

emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual harassment

baileyraebooks's review

hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

Not my favourite Sarah Dessen book but I enjoyed it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Fatphobia

queenfury's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

Moderate: Terminal illness and Car accident

Minor: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Alcohol, Addiction, and Vomit

mcg's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

This is essentially a perfectly cut out YA novel. Depressed protagonist, quirky best friends, terminally ill figure, problematic older sibling, overbearing parents, mysterious quiet love interest, mostly predictable plotline, etc. That being said, I thought it was very entertaining and I finished it really quickly. I haven't read a YA book like this in a lot of years, probably since I was in middle school, and it was a nice easy book to get into. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction