Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen

24 reviews

kajoreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Biphobia

Minor: Ableism, Outing, and Sexual content

cats33's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

Glad I didn’t read this as a teenager - it makes out that being a teenager means you must drink and party and sneak out and kiss people, otherwise you aren’t experiencing life. I kept waiting for it to be a cautionary tale, but it glorified it more than anything. Also three queer kids going to Chik-Fil-A? I guess it IS in Georgia, but come on!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Bullying

Minor: Vomit, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, and Toxic relationship

ella7211's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

a_win_in_clear_rain's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

Not one of those "WOW" books that I give five stars, but so close! I love this book to pieces and wish I could read it over and over again for the first time. I saw a lot of myself in this, and really loved that although there was romance, friendship was the main focus! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

linnea1801's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

This book perfectly captures the feeling of missing out on the teen experience. Codi is very relatable and all the side characters are the friends that you dream of having.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia

danyels_denouements's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia

its_apple_pie's review against another edition

funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia

Minor: Alcohol

gays0up's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Cursing

erica_0000's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

This was a phenomenal coming of age book that made me ache for everything I missed during my teenage years and articulated everything I have felt in my own life. I loved how relatable the main character was as well as how it covered outgrowing old friends and how you can get stuck acting like someone who you no longer are, despite not wanting to lose the people from your past. The book articulated wanting to grow but not lose your past self as well as being afraid of the future and going after what you want very well. Overall, I loved this book.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Homophobia