Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Words by A. Jade

27 reviews

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review against another edition

medium-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

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Police brutality, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

lifeofmavsgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

aalysad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was absolutely perfect! The enemies to lovers trope was done so well and the spice 🤌🏻😍 there were so many emotions I experienced with this book. I loved every character so much. Every one of them had so much depth. The book was long, but I didn’t want it to end! The writing was truly beautiful. Also, I listened to the audio along with it and was not disappointed. 😏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

mjdedevis24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

amberlinanderson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

The first reveal of Lennon’s “coping mechanism” was such a heart breaking experience. The letters in the end made my heart swell. There were a few plot holes and a few times that Lennon really annoyed me, but overall, a good, emotional read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

abiigrl's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

hq_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

This is an enemies to lovers, second chance romance. Although this book is fast-paced, it is loooong. It’s equally sexy and equally heartbreaking and I thought A. Jade did a great job of writing Lennon’s emotional pain and Phoenix’s self-destructive personality. There were times in really felt the pangs of heartache. 

More than just a romance, this book also covers difficult and emotional topics such as grief, addiction, drug use, death, bullying, fat shaming and dementia. I definitely feel these topics are handled well by the author and are relevant to the story, but do check the trigger warnings.

This book gets pretty spicy at times and the sexual tension between the characters is excellent. Although I liked the romantic story, there are elements about their relationship that some will find very toxic - Phoenix is the definition of a flawed and morally grey character. He’s controlling and manipulative at times so if you find that triggering, you have been warned. 

At times I found Phoenix unlikeable and completely toxic which then made me question Lennon’s logic. When reading romances, I love a strong female character but it frustrates me how easily Lennon gave in to Phoenix’s charm at times, especially after everything he’d done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse and Infidelity

fairyfaum's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

marybsimp's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol