Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Todas mis heridas by Kathleen Glasgow

532 reviews

moonylovesstars's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

Oh Charlie.
I relate to her in so many ways that it’s depressing. Sometimes I wanted to slap her for her poor decisions. Yet I also would highlight those parts because I related to them. 

I hate Riley so much too. When he pinned her down and was saying he was just joking and asking if she thought he’d actually hurt her. Like yes. It happens to millions of women all over, all the time. Also he’s weird AF. I hate that he even slightly redeemed himself in the very end. Not exactly. But he seemed to be trying to do better. More so forced. For that period of time at least. But I wonder if it would stick.

I hate Julie too for enabling him. And the scene where she told Charlie off for showing her scars? Absolutely not. As someone who has struggled like that, most if not everyone with those issues, do not get triggered by scars. Scars are a part of the healing process. I have my own scars. Doesn’t mean I set myself off. And if it does set me off it’s because the scars are. on. me. Seeing others with scars and getting triggered means you got some stuff to work on. And Julie saying that people there have to heal and that’s why she can’t show her scars? What. That is a part of the healing process. Showing your scars is a HUGE step. You made her back track in anything. Hate you for that one. I also hate her for enabling Riley. But I also hate that I understand why she did it.

At the end of the day, this book made me feel seen. It made me feel frustrated. It made me see what others might see when looking at decisions I made when put into somewhat similar positions as Charlie. I also love a book with characters that can make me feel so frustrated. I also love a book that can give me a wild ride of emotions. Even if most of the emotions are out of anger or sadness. That being said, I loved this book. Not a 5 star feel, but I loved it for what it did for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming and Domestic abuse

ivywellss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

angelina3803's review against another edition

I feel like this is trauma porn. Like trauma for the sake of shock value. 13 year old Tumblr me would've eaten this up though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Blood, and Abandonment

anglerfishinariver's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

I'm a bit mad that I have to rate this book a 3.75,  because many parts of it were very good, especially the beginning. But then it started getting kind of edgy and cringe, and the main character was kind of becoming unlikable (which is part of the plot and is a good portrayal of 17-year-old self-hating girls). Sometimes the author pulled out these lines that felt like they were written by a 15-year-old chronically online girl, and some of the writing made me cringe. However, other parts of the book were really relatable for me as a mentally ill person. I was rooting for the characters, and they were all lovable. But then, the book concluded with everyone suddenly getting better, which is kind of unrealistic. So overall, I have to give it a low rating. It felt kind of amateurish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

softcatpoop's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

lizachrisson's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

condimentsqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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

4.25

A very emotional book that also feels like a very honest account of mental illness and poverty at a young age. The character of Riley is so well depicted, I would hazard a guess that all women that can relate to Charlie will have known a Riley at one point or another.
The ending was maybe a little disappointing but still uplifting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

c_reader01's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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: Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

urte_urtte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

sllymeows's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide