Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

40 reviews

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

So I almost dnfed this book... at about 30-40% in. Through the whole beginning of the book, Willa is a fairly unlikeable character, and Ryder honestly wasn't far behind her. They were really kind of shit to each other and it wasn't entertaining to read? I was getting so frustrated. I took a break and decided to give it another try, and I'm glad I did. The second half of this book is much better than the first. BUT I still had quite a few issues with it... I will say that the scenes with both the moms were fabulous and I teared up more than once. And of course the HEA was cute. I liked the teasing and ribbing far more closer to the end since it was more real and sweet - not mean like at the beginning. 

The couple things I struggled with:
- the HP references. It said in a foreword that the book had been edited for some reasons and I cannot understand why those weren't taken out too. There are quite a few pop culture references actually - some were fine, minor, but I wish authors would just stop using them when some don't age well... 
- it felt a bit long... the build up and tension, the teasing and pranking (read kind of bullying) went on for waaayyyy too long and that was a big part of me being less interested. 
- I'm not sure if this is just me... but it felt... off that Ryder doesn't speak or use hearing aids for basically the first 1/3 of the book, and by the half to the end, he is solely apeaking and using hearing aids. While it was great to see his growth with them and acceptance, it was kind of weird that the only references near the end was him taking his hearing aids on or off for sex or things... but obviously I cannot speak to the hearing loss rep, so take that with a grain of salt... 
Anyways, it was fine. 

Also side note - the side characters just drop off the face of the earth at points which was strange because they were kind of integral in the first half. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

eligru's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol

maddie79's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

kellydarla's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Vomit, and Alcohol

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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 of parent

Moderate: War

Minor: Alcohol

roorooreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

An amazing read! Very emotional (tw below). I loved the building of this relationship. If felt so much more real than other contemporary romances I have read. It was messy and imperfect, funny and heart renching. These characters didn't just grow as a couple, they grew individually which I adored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol and War

bretteashley's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

coacklebee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism