Reviews with content warning for Alcohol - Mile High

Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

bookish_charlotte's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

3.5

Content Warnings

gwen_l98's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny inspiring lighthearted 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

3.5

Contrary to a lot of people I liked the first half of the book way more than the second half. It became too long winded and too stereotypical, even for a rom-com.

Content Warnings

lmayfieldx's review

Go to review page

adventurous funny reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Content Warnings

swamprat410's review

Go to review page

emotional 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

3.75

Content Warnings

achay91's review

Go to review page

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

4.75

Content Warnings

turnthepages_nl's review against another edition

Go to review page

slow-paced

3.0

Content Warnings

karlapardo's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

This book was so good. Now, it is my least favorite out of the series (I mean Ryan Shay and Kai Rhodes) but is it so freaking good. Ok first off, Stevie Shay is just perfection. I am here for the curvy, plus size representation. She is just an absolute queen and I can't be told otherwise. I would have liked a bit more conflict from her side of the story but that didn't stop me from loving her. Now, Zee *daddy* Zanders. I love him. Such a good character, has good banter, loves his nieces soooo much (melted my heart every single time he talked about them), has such a dirty mouth (and delivers). I think that he went through a lot throughout the book and his development was clear. He made some mistakes that annoyed me but not enough for me to dislike him. Stevie and Zee's relationship is beautiful. He uplifts her so well and she is able to be there for him when he needs to calm down, she reassures him and lowers his anxiety. I love their relationship. I would definitely read this book again with no problems.

Content Warnings

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional slow-paced

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

1.5

Top three reasons why I didn't like this book:

This could have been 150 pages shorter.
Insecurity is different from self-criticism without reason. Stevie is a perfect example of the latter. It took me almost five months to finish this simple romance book due to Stevie's persistent "woe is me" attitude, which I found annoying. Note to Stevie: the world does not revolve around you.
Bad writing. Liz Tomforde consistently stated the obvious. For example,
when Stevie's dad was explaining that her maternal grandmother was harsh to Stevie's mom, leading to Stevie's mom's similar behavior towards Stevie. He was discussing the difficulties for Stevie's mom and hinting at generational trauma. However, in the next paragraph, Stevie's dad explicitly labels it as generational trauma.
Such repetition was not a one-time thing and it became frustrating. It seemed as if Tomforde underestimated the readers' ability to understand the narrative without explicit explanations. An author should trust their eloquence to convey the message to the audience. This led me to speculate that Tomforde lacked confidence in her explanatory skills, hence the need to state the obvious.

Bonus: “Pop/s a shoulder” or “shoulders pop/popping” was mentioned 15 times. Why can't you come up with a more fitting adjective to describe something like that?

Content Warnings