Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

37 reviews

hannahholmgren's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol and Addiction

xbxb13's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Addiction

murielreads's review

challenging emotional tense 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

3.0

Me costó un poco engancharme con la historia porque no logré conectar del todo con la protagonista. No me cerraban muchas de las decisiones que tomaba o como actuaba con las personas de su entorno. Entiendo por todo lo que pasó pero no sé... No pude empatizar del todo con ella. Pero me gustó mucho el mensaje que este libro quiere enviar y me parece que la autora manejó este tema de una muy buena forma 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction

shannonrose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Wow. This book kept me up all night reading. Such an important story, masterfully told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Addiction

isa_a_ster's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

This book is a good read but difficult... lots of trigger warnings... Sometimes it was irritating too... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, and Rape

elsaskoog's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

metalynn's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Cursing

m_antoinette_c's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

charlotte_helen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I read this book in under a week. It is an emotional read, showing Eden growth, self-destructiveness and recovery in the years after her rape.   It highlights how even though the actual act was only five minutes the impact of this lasts a life time affecting not just Eden and her coping mechanisms but also her relationships, friendships, family life,  school work and so much more. This book made me feel a range of emotions at points I wanted to cry for Eden and how much she was hurting, at others I wanted to be angry at her and the people around her for not supporting her or simply asking if something had happened. The reading experience I got from this book will stay with me for a long time.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

pheebzoc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence