Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Elvis and Me by Sandra Harmon, Priscilla Presley

42 reviews

kylasmv15's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, and Medical content

karydiazc's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I think Priscila went through a lot in her relationship with Elvis. It definetely wasn't a healthy relationship and at the moment of writing this book, I don't think she fully realized how emotionaly abusive it all was.

I listened to the audiobook, so it was really cute hearing her little laughs at some mories and recolections, however it also felt awkward to hear that same cute laugh right after hearing how she would find excuses for Elvis' toxic behavior.

I was really happy when she started findind herself, even if what lead to those moments was realizing how the relationship she always hoped for would never be.

Her life next to Elvis was both wonderful and sad. I think she found those wonderfull moments so great that she was willing to put up with the rest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse

amachonis's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

oliviabakke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pedophilia

rosamaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol

mrsjburgin's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Rape

ellie_rowo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ellaollenburg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

I thought that this book was extremely emotional. Priscilla writes in a way that makes you feel as if you are experiencing it all with her. She tells these important events in her and Elvis's relationship that changed the way I had viewed the couple all my life. While I have previously known that fame isn't as glamorous as it seems, I never thought all of this could come along with it.
I also thought this book had an adventurous undertone. While it is informative and even a bit depressing Priscilla did a phenomenal job at always trailing bad moments with great life events. While they had numerous issues and were nowhere near perfect, they had a lot of good moments as well. I personally liked how Priscilla really focused on the fact that Elvis should be portrayed as a man. Yes, he was the king of rock and roll and a famous rockstar, but at the end of the day, he was a man. A man who gets angry and fights with his wife, a man who drinks too much and commits adultery, but still just a man. Priscilla had always said that no matter if it made the outlook better or worse, people always say Elvis as the idea of him, never just Elvis. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

chelseainthesky's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

underwaterlauren's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy