Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Aesthetica by Allie Rowbottom

31 reviews

freshprincessofmelayers's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Eating disorder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape

amanda_marie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This exceeded my expectations for what it is. I found the prose well-written and borderline satirical, an encapsulation of the way women are taught to find fault with their lives, illustrated by someone clearly still in it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder and Rape

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

This book should have either been heavily edited or shorter than the 256 pages it was. It felt like it tried to have two different stories but wait let’s and a third and maybe a fourth story and have no satisfying ending. It just reminded me that social media is fake and curated, that “perfect” bodies aren’t real, and you shouldn’t take your mother for granted. Or something. Disappointing read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

caitlinisobel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

nooneshouldbereadingthis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

If your interested in beauty and influencer culture this fictional book is worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Medical content, and Medical trauma

marpaige's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Sexual content and Gaslighting

kaiulanilee's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

spaceseagull321's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

gi_gi_g's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

dclazygirl's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

3.75

I started this book on my lunch break and I HATED the first page. I didn't like the writing style, I didn't like the stress on looks, but I said I would give myself a chapter to get into it. Next thing I know, I put off doing work to finish this book. I mostly choose books based on the cover. So I went into this one not knowing the plot and it was fully focused on looks and body image, which threw me off at the beginning. I grew to like the writing style, or maybe it was just a bad first impression, but it grew on me. Which is interesting because this book is all about that good first impression on instagram. I liked the different POVs, it added depth to the story. I also really liked how things weren't gone into full details. And by that I mean, you never really got deep into Josh and Anna's relationship, they had sex, he paid for things, the end. It was just glossing over things, a little more character development and getting into their thoughts and feelings may have added to the book, but I also appreciate that they didn't do that because it could have become a really heavy book very quickly with that added layer. Overall I really enjoyed this one, it is super relevant, and I'm excited to read more by this author in the future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness