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Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

42 reviews

zygomatic's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

1.0

There are some promising sentences in this novel, suggestive of a better book in the future by this author. But the majority of this is so poorly written I couldn't take it anymore. I almost gave up multiple times, literally ready to close it out a final time five pages from the end. Having parentheses constantly, exclamation marks for everything, repeating the same phrases in parentheses with exclamation marks, cliche phrases and melodramatic writing, writing first and last names all the time, mentioning Disney an absurd, gross amount. I think the author believes that foreshadowing is saying exactly what's going to happen. The characters and story are so bad that I wondered if anything unexpected happens that justifies its popularity. I guess it plays into the editor scene? Lots of pop culture references, including songs? Tons of shit lib virtue signaling? I'm at a loss. This reads like a preteen's diary entries.

Adelaide spiraling over someone she doesn't know at all is so stupid and cringe to read. Also, physically bumping into people as a plot point? No.

Some stupid highlights:
"(Peed! Her! Pants!)" (page 140)
"How little she knew." (page 142)
"finally (finally!)" (page 144)
"But in a few days, the world would be ending" (page 147)
"There's another version of this story. One in which ___ lives, and the world continues turning." ( page 148)
"It wasn't meant to happen like this. Nothing was meant to happen like this." (page 165)
"Adelaide, as we know, was not afraid of Death." (page 181)
"It should be noted that Adelaide had barely slept in months, not since ___ death." (page 210)
"It was a series of unfortunate events, really, that led Adelaide to the moment. It wasn't her fault, you see, because the train was delayed. There were leaves on the track. It was the train's fault, honestly. And the leaves! (At least, this is what she'd try to tell herself. [...])" (page 234)
"Adelaide knew. Well, she didn't know. She had no idea what was coming, really." (page 237)
"Adelaide had no idea that in two days, she was going to try to kill herself." (page 241) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Minor: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

arnold_shelby'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was a lovely book. It reminded me somewhat of a cross between Sorrow and Bliss and Midnight Library. A book that talks about some dark things, some sad things, but not in a way that's meant to shock or trigger you as you read. A life encapsulated in a digestible format, one you come back to until you're done. 

I finished this in essentially two sittings - it was intriguing and I wanted to know the undoing of the relationship with Rory. What a hateable character, honestly. And the beauty of Adelaide's self discovery and self love was a much needed ending after so much tragedy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Car accident

kimveach's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I had a lot of different feelings while reading this book, though not as many as Adelaide had! At times, I wanted to shake some sense into her, but it also brought back memories of starting a career and becoming an adult in my twenties. The book's last third was the most nuanced and enjoyable to read. I appreciated Adelaide's mental health journey, though I was frustrated by how easily and inexpensively it was for Adelaide to receive help. Ultimately, I couldn't help but love her character and struggles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

victoriaroseleon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

mels_reading_log's review

dark emotional sad 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

2.0

This book was hard for me, because I thought it was a romance novel, it is the opposite of a romance novel. It was a how to on toxic relationships.  I had no attachment to the main characters so I wasn’t rooting for them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

maurapartridge's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Terminal illness and Vomit

murve's review

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

TEAM ADELAIDE!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

racheyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

One of the most uplifting and challenging contemporary novels I have read in a while. The most striking feature of this novel was the writing. It was beautifully written. This novel also deals with some very heavy, yet realistic, topics and can be a downer if someone is experiencing grief, heartbreak or mental illness.

I appreciated how the main character navigated her life and her abundance of empathy for others. Unfortunately, this book narrates a toxic relationship which Adelaide has a difficult time realising and accepting. This fact in itself is the entire plotline for this novel, and I found myself wanting to slap her stupid and understanding the ways she continues to get into the rut that is this relationship.

Adelaide's hallelujah moment in coming to terms with her own mental fragility was empowering. Though if I am honest, Adelaide was lucky. She had her realisation, her friends swarmed her with support, and her job was accommodating enough to allow her the time to adjust and recover. As heart warming as it was for Adelaide, this is not the reality a lot of people face and felt almost too good to be true.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

haleysversion'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

molliundera_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria