Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Maravilloso desastre by Jamie McGuire

23 reviews

tanacef's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

Undecided between 3.5 and 3.75 stars. It did leave me with a good HEA feeling, despite all of the drama and toxicity, which I tend to rate higher, but the subject matter was a little juvenile. My TBR wheel picked this book for me and I went in without expectations. It is definitely what I would consider a “guilty pleasure” read, about a toxic relationship between teenaged college students who do and get up to ridiculous and unbelievable things, but it was ultimately very titillating, and I couldn’t help but enjoy it, in the same way I enjoyed shows like The OC. I will consider reading the sequel, but probably not for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Vomit, Stalking, and Death of parent

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

whiskeywoman79's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

 If I remind myself that it is a book and not real I am okay with everything for 4 whole seconds. This book was WOW but not always in a good way!! I wanted to love the characters but they all had MAJOR flaws, so I found myself not knowing who I was cheering for or what outcome I was hoping for. That being said the dram was so amazingly written that I read all 418 pages in one day; unwanting to put it down!! This book will be something I am torn over reading and a guilty pleasure all at the same time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

cdkm9's review against another edition

Couldn’t finish it. Romanticizes violent, controlling, abusive behavior. It also annoyed me how it supposedly takes place in a college but instead is this weird high school- like environment where everyone eats lunch at the same time and sits in the same spot every day and is very invested in the relationship status of a few individuals. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Vomit

laniebear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Okay totally cried but I’m an emotional mess but I loved this book so much!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

the_pink_pharmacist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

keykey229955's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Gaslighting

alexmall029's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

I love this book but the decisions they make sometimes frustrate me endlessly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

otakuflower's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

Is this the fantasy?  I don't really understand the appeal of this particular type of toxicity. I can do dark but this isnt dark. It's the realistic problematic pattern of the plot thats messing with me. You would think the frustrating part wouldve been the blurry friendzone or the numerous fights of his over the top jealousy. Nope. The most frustrating  part was how the roommate Kara wrapped the whole unhealthy relationship up in one line and her good sense was summarily ignored. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Alcohol

culzean's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail