Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

16 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

shelbycundiff's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Drug use

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

txfarmmom's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

I struggled to get through this book. I think mental health issues were glossed over. The characters did not have a lot of redeeming qualities. And in the end, there wasn’t really a plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

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: Car accident and Toxic relationship

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

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

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

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

stellavb's review against another edition

dark 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: Alcohol, Car accident, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Animal death

alissakorwek's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship