Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

After Ever Happy by Anna Todd

7 reviews

brittneydye19's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This whole series is beautiful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

erosekeenan's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.25

Okay so this is a series I would recommend to someone looking for a trashy fanfiction romance novel. Because that’s all this series is. However, that being said, it’s enjoyable as a book series in the trashy romance genre. I liked it enough to buy copies and read the entire thing. It just doesn’t blow my mind. 

There isn’t a whole lot of substance to the plot. It’s mainly the two main characters finding a whole lot of reasons to scream at each other and have hate sex or makeup sex or breakup sex.  The characters are nothing less than toxic, but that’s the intention of the book. I don’t really think the chain of events really has the best flow, and I think if either of these characters existed in reality, they would both be truly insufferable. But when you’re in the mood for a poolside read, this would be something you could pick up and not have the worst time reading. 

I say all this as someone who was wildly obsessed with this series as it was coming out. Both in book and movie form. I own copies of every book in this series and use them as poolside or beach reads on occasion. They’re not bad. They’re just not great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infertility, and Toxic relationship

Harden and Tessa were one of my favorite toxic couples during the 2020 pandemic and though I’m glad I read their story, it’s just not impressive to me anymore.

planetshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

alexia445's review

hopeful slow-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? Yes

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Alcoholism, Addiction, Grief, and Toxic relationship

kat_the1hedgehog's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Death

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug use

faizoo's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol