Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

A Very Typical Family: A Novel by Sierra Godfrey

38 reviews

wolfebh's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

mjs_18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

ellezagna's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.5

It wasn't horrible but I wasn't wowed by it. The writing style was engaging. There were times that the plot felt a little muddled. Overall a decent "beach read".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Animal death

aliulmen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug abuse

syazahaniss's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

1.0

I finished this book but until now I have no idea what the point of the story is.

This book had a lot of potential but the execution was so bad. How was I still waiting for something to happen at 90%??? I genuinely didn’t know what was going on the entire time.

Natalie was so annoying making her putting her siblings in prison all those years ago her entire personality. And speaking of, I personally feel that their reason for ending up in jail wasn’t that substantial? But then again I’ve never been to jail so.

The conflicts were so lame and trivial too. I think they would have added more value and substance to the story if the author had expanded on them a bit more. On top of that, the conflict resolution aspect was altogether too convenient – there was barely any effort on Natalie’s part and everything seemed to unrealistically fall from the sky for her.

Some of the details of the story were repeated a few times too (for example Ashier with the gala, Dr Berkhower with the degree require for the illustration job), which made me think that the author forgot what she had and had not mentioned.

Overall a disappointment.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

erinreading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence

feistygarlicroll's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

rachelnoel's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

katosta8815's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

megs_bok's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Drug abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent