Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

99 reviews

thatqueengabby's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

these old alice oseman works have such a dark edge to them despite being contemporary novels, and i find them fascinating and incredible. alice sets out to examine and critique the parasocial relationship between fans and celebrities. and that's what she examines, and everything builds on it, and she leans into the darkness of it, because it's horrific and awful for the boys. she doesn't pull punches

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

thatreadinggal11's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was interesting. The characters changed and blurred into one another. I love the inclusivity and thoughtfulness about angels religion and jimmy’s gender. Overall this book was great but could have some slight tweaks

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, and Drug use

jesse_5's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Stalking

Minor: Outing, Vomit, and Death of parent

Multiple times where one of the main characters vomit, mentioned that a main character was forced to come out after being outed, A main character has an anxiety disorder and panic attacks are described in detail

marena02's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcohol, Outing, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

There’s a brief mention of potential grooming with one character.

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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? Yes

5.0

I didn't think I would like this book because it was not on a topic I was used to reading about, but the story of Angel and Juliet, of Jimmy, Rowan, and Lister, really surprised me in a good way. Every character had their flaws but it didn't make them any less likeable, and I know this is far-fetched, but I would love a sequel of this one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Outing, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

atlas_likes_to_read's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Outing and Transphobia

samcsmith's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Cursing, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

rbjennings's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Mental illness

_nem_'s review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Rep: POV trans man, POV POC islamic girl who wears a hijab, gay characters, bi characters

I related to both of the main characters in the book. Angel through her parents constantly worrying and her trying to find her own way in the world. And Jimmy with his anxious thoughts and panic attacks. It felt like they understood me in a way that people never really have before and I understood them. 

The premise of the book is very interesting with one POV from a member of a band and the other from a fan of the band. I don't know much about the behind the scenes of bands but it seemed to cover that well. This book was a lot about relationships and how keeping things from each other affects the relationship with that person. 

I wouldn't say it was an easy read with Jimmy's panic attacks sometimes causing me to feel panicky too but I did enjoy this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Self harm

alexlily's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

The Ark should go on an 18-month hiatus, I've heard good things hahdhdja

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Stalking

Minor: Abandonment