Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

5 reviews

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

2.5

I wasn't sure how I felt about this book for most of it. I feel like I enjoy this as extended character study but the story was weird and disjointed. As others have said the ending is incredibly abrupt and out of nowhere. Ultimately I really enjoyed Stephen's chapters and inner world even if I vehemently disagree with it. I think if you like the show it's worth a shot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Car accident

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Minor: Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Vomit, and Violence

lndsmcg's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit

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: Eating disorder, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Mental illness, and Fatphobia

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Death

readingwithrylanne's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

I'm pretty sure I'm just a sucker for drama because I was OBSESSED with this book. The beginning of it was rough, especially on audio, but I soon found myself unable to put it down and zoomed through most of the book in two sittings. Lucy was a pretty self-absorbed character for a lot of the book, but a part of me also . . . related to her? Especially when it came to figuring out what love is/is not; it's so easy to be blinded by who we think someone is rather than who they actually are. My heart tweaked at the end of the book, and I genuinely think we saw growth in Lucy, and I loved that! This is a super messy, dramatic, and toxic book, but I was addicted and can now watch the show on Hulu!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Death, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Vomit

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.0

Poignant and devastating, Lucy’s coming of age story is one of tragedy and disappointment. She struggles to build positive relationships through the fog of her depression, uses drugs to cope, and makes life decisions based on the whims of a boy. Understanding her past is the key to freeing herself in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity