Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Chaos Theory by Nic Stone

12 reviews

mishale1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

4.0

Nic Stone sure is a great writer! I tore through her Dear Martin and Dear Justyce books and pre-ordered this one. Then I let it linger on my shelf a bit cause I knew it would be emotional and I wasn't sure it was the best time for an emotional read. But I finally  picked it up yesterday and, big surprise, tore through it. I almost finished this in one day too.

The author covers some majorly serious, and also sad, issues. There are content warnings galore. I won’t spoil the storyline by going into them but please check the content warnings to make sure you feel like reading this when you do. But I also want to say that despite my own hesitation because I worried that it would be sad and heavy, I found this to be incredibly readable. It felt hopeful. At the end, I was happy with the way the epilogue wrapped up the story,

Sure, this is a love story but it’s a love story between two young individuals dealing with some major stuff. I felt like this was more about their support of each other, and their connection, than anything else. They could pour out their hearts to each other and not feel judged. For Shelbi especially, that’s something she never thought she’d feel again outside her family.

I think I’ll leave my review at that. Because if I keep talking I’m going to wind up talking about Shelbi and Andy’s backstories and they’re not on the book jacket so they’re probably spoilers. So I’m just going to say that I really enjoyed this book and really respect this author’s skill. Can’t wait to see what she’s got lined up next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Infidelity

jaz_gets_literary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Car accident, and Self harm

Moderate: Infidelity and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Suicide

lyssie03's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death and Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity

jennneely82's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.25

Another good one written by Nic Stone. In this book she tackles mental illness and alcoholism and how it affects a relationship between two recent high school graduates.  Open your heart and mind to people struggling with illnesses and diseases you may not understand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Child death

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Car accident

hidinginthebooknook's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-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

Moderate: Mental illness, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child death

alyrayj's review against another edition

challenging inspiring tense 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

4.5

Okay. I almost dnf this book. I decided it was fast and short enough for me to stick out. Holy moly I am so glad I did. Every now and then you find a book that pulls your heart strings. I don't normally cry, but this one brought tears to my eyes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Infidelity

atvreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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: Alcoholism

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Child death

xandraj's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity

laheath'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Excellent dual POV representation of mental illness (like the author, I hate that term too), as 2 teens also deal with all the normal pressures of school, family, and romance. Their individual stories are actually more complicated than average, including a parent running for political office, death of a sibling, changing schools 3 times in as many years plus a cross-country move, and having a parent famous for writing steamy urban romance novels. One of them already knows how to protect herself and isn't ready to let anyone else in and the other needs someone to show him he's worthy of being loved before he goes too far in hurting himself or someone else. Great characters in their support systems too, although one had too many issues of her own to be helpful.

I was so glad to hear the author's note included in the audiobook. Heads up, for those who usually skip this, the story continues after this, so don't think it ended abruptly (can't say if the format is the same in the print version).

Lots of trigger warnings for this book, so read with caution, as the author mentions in her intro note. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Minor: Medical content, Bullying, Car accident, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

fictionaladventures's review against another edition

3.0

Contemporary is rarely my genre anymore, but I could still recognize how important this story was. Loved its approach on mental health. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity