Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

88 reviews

kesteiner's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

I found the two main characters to be a bit unlikable at first but they really grew on me and the other characters and the overall plot more than made up for it. I loved the character development and the relationships between the characters and I even found myself tearing up at some points which almost never happens to me with media. I will say that the first-name fucking last-name as a curse got old fast but overall this was a really enjoyable, emotional, moving story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

mooseinlowlight's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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

4.0

The cursing with queer icon names was almost too much for me lmao, but I'm happy I stuck with this book. 

I love when a writer is able to capture the joy and safety in queer spaces like drag shows. Its such a good and important feeling. 

The final act of this book was sad, but I liked it. 

I think the pacing was good even though I was afraid things would get tiring with the personality clashes. I liked the representation of neurodivergency too, it didn't feel like a Tumblr excerpt about ADHD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

4.0

While at its core, this is a book about death, it's also about life and living it to the fullest. I appreciated the way that ADHD and anxiety were discussed in this book, and neither character was reduced to just that. There's also a lot of talk about grief, about growing up, and about taking risks. An emotional ride, but definitely worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, and Death of parent

bethanyann37's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I will never recover 😢 (loved it)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment

antidietleah's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

rgs's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Outing, and Toxic friendship

jilley28's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Minor: Alcoholism

berodatheelf's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief

kmsander4's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

3.25

A tragic LGBTQ+ spin on a pretty classic road trip trope. This one is full of warm fuzzies and teary grief filled pages. 

If you struggle with mental illness tropes, mom issues, or death, I may give this one a pass. But if found family is something you love, then this one is perfectly heartbreaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

grets_reads's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

4.5

There's a lot of big feelings in this one so as the Author's note mentions, this is one go gently with (so so many tissues); but it also had me laughing out loud with the characters and so much that resonated. A lot of heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Car accident