Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Heatwave by Victor Jestin

9 reviews

veelaughtland's review

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol

patroklos's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

teigancollins's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

gracieb0bell_'s review

dark reflective tense fast-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

3.25

an quick but impactful book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit

kat_hart08's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was strangely difficult for me to read. Not because of the themes, although I’d recommend reading trigger warnings, but because it was weirdly slow paced. Or maybe I was in a reading slump? I don’t know. I think I enjoyed it. I don’t like the ending but I suppose it says something. Solid meh 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

mialucyxo's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

nicoleherz's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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

3.5

Writing really transported me to a different place and time. Found myself relating to the narrator at some points, while simultaneously appalled with his behaviour at other times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol and Classism

imogenlove's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol