Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton

3 reviews

amissabellator's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Outing, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, Grief, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Hate crime

Moderate: Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Death of parent, Biphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Classism, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Ableism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and War

ka_cam's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-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

3.75

This was a strange read- surreal fever dream vibes. The letter format was both compelling and also a bit confusing (how much access does Gala have to B—-/Diane’s interiority and how does she have it? Is any of this real? Dark magic? Fantasy/FanFic? Break with consensus reality? ). Midway through I totally lost steam on it and had a hard time staying engaged to the finish, but that could have been my own life stressors getting in the way. Some of the characters just petered out- which wasn’t satisfying but did make it feel more like a fanfic infused diary for Gala. A funky and at times heartfelt wander in some deserts of time and space and identity and family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Self harm, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol and Domestic abuse

yavin_iv's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Deadnaming, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

Minor: Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Death of parent