Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Paperweight by Meg Haston

6 reviews

cassettetaped's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

theworstofit's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction

sra_rdmn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

eli_in_the_house's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

ging090803's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

It was a great book. Not the best I've read, but a good one. I had little troubles to love the characters, but I did love the story. The past intertwined with the present... The character development was really present. Following Stevie throughout every step of an ED recovery AND grieving was really interesting. I liked it. During my reading, I could see the message that was transmitted by the characters, etc. It is okay to feel emotions, we just need to find balance.
We are all a little fucked up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Well, since it is about an eating disorder, it is rough. The language, the background, it can be really triggering. So yeah, be careful.

ninaaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts