Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

49 reviews

mandarrr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

hollyfocht's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Eating disorder

sleepswithbooks's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

2.5

Just an incredibly frustrating read with obnoxious characters. The story is somewhat interesting and engaging, but every chapter is essentially the same with nothing new happening with the characters. Dumb kids making dumb choices. Ending was terrible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Car accident, and Alcohol

courtneys317's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Car accident

Minor: Mental illness

sprucewillow's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Vomit, and Car accident

snjos58's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Gaslighting

natalya_c14's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

lexim's review against another edition

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Car accident

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death

sldibened's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-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

5.0

Eating disorders, abusive relationships, sex, drugs & alcohol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Eating disorders, abusive relationships, sex, drugs & alcohol

_simplyrochellereads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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I enjoyed the writing of this book. From the beginning I enjoyed it, but I did not enjoy the back and forth toxicity from Steven.  Steven was very cringey,  narcissistic, and had no consideration for women. It seems like he was taking his mother abandonment issues out on these woman. It took the beginning to the end of the book to help us understand from the first four pages that Steven and Lucy would not end up together; he didn’t deserve her and she needed to figure her mess out sooner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Alcohol