Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Groupies: A Novel by Sarah Priscus

16 reviews

cindylindy's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia

pthornbury05's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

1.0

Dry. Boring. Bland. Each scene after Faun's arrival in LA was ANOTHER party full of the same choices by all characters. The plot took WAY too long to develop for the length of this book and was wrapped up so quickly it didn't make reading it worth it. It took 2/3 of the book to drop a semblance of plot to enjoy and it was wrapped up with a result with 30 pages left. 

I had high hopes for this book, but unfortunately, I was let down by the repetitive nature of the plot. The characters were not enjoyable to read most of the time and I felt I barely knew any of them. It read more like a weird obsessed love story from Faun to Josie rather than about Faun's experience with the 1970s rock and roll lifestyle. Essentially, this book felt like a dramatic retelling of The Great Gatsby with some characters and plot points adjusted to fit a new story.

This book and its characters could not decide what it wanted to be. There were many instances of character and plot decisions that did not make sense to me. While I understand others may enjoy this book, it did not have the drama and allure that I expected to see in a book stating it's a "novel that will have you turning the pages until the music- and drug-filled end".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

arireadsitall's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

This is your definition sex drugs and rock n roll read. It grew on me as I read it and I thought the ending was satisfying. If you liked Daisy Jones and that vibe I think 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit

Moderate: Murder and Abandonment

jackieyvette's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

This was great! I love a dive into 70s rock and roll just as much as the next person, and this is one of those stories. Faun and Josie are the perfect duo to live through in this real fictional novel. The plus is we get to hear it all from Faun and her polaroid camera. 
This has the perfect mix of fact and fiction and tells you everything you do and don't want to hear about LA in the 70s. It was glamorous and escapist, but also raw and reeling. It's a time period I love to live vicariously through, and Groupies is a great setting to lose yourself in. 


Crying score: absolutely 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism and Death of parent

erinoco's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood

theroadjones's review

dark emotional tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Murder

lindseybarnett's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Death of parent

cosmicsapphic's review

dark emotional slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

asira's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a really fun read up until the last handful of chapters, which were a bit depressing and a bit more fast-paced than the rest of the book. I really related to Faun- her view of the world and life and herself is very similar to mine. I enjoyed Faun and Josie’s friendship for the most part. It was really after the

murder

that the tone of the book, and therefore my enjoyment of it, took a turn. Bittersweet ending but I made so many annotations and genuinely enjoyed reading so 4.5 stars fah me! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death of parent

lit_with_lauren's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use