Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

108 reviews

hmatt's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

This is such a fun Arthurian exploration. I found it both age-appropriate for YA and supremely entertaining to me, which is kind of a feat. The characters are nuanced and loveable, and it's silly at times but the heavier plot points are handled appropriately as well.

My biggest gripe is with the narrator for Art's perspective, who seems not to have understood the tone of anything they were reading. Inflection is completely missed. This really got in the way, for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, War, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Homophobia, and Misogyny

dinosaurari's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, War, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body horror and Child abuse

adalinemccormick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Misogyny

Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War, and Colonisation

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, Misogyny, Addiction, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Mental illness, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

victoriapatella's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! A good balance of humor and angst. I really wish we got to explore more of Arthur’s mental health, because it was clear he suffered through severe emotional abuse to the point of suicidal thoughts. The ending felt a bit rushed to me, too. I wish we got an emotional post-battle conversation between Gabe and Arthur, because they clearly still had a lot of stuff to talk through in order to pursue any kind of relationship. I also wish we got to know Bridget’s backstory a bit more! But, overall, I loved the dynamics between these characters—they were witty and lovable. Personally, I think this book would have been more suitable as a New Adult novel, but I still enjoyed it as a YA novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, and Death

ella7211'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, War, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcoholism

hollowpurp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

kittiesss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Vomit, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Alcoholism

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault

axel_p's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

5.0

Why was this so fucking good

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Vomit, War, Ableism, Body horror, Grief, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence