Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

I Could Live Here Forever by Hanna Halperin

29 reviews

henriettaenam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Feels really autobiographical to me 
Very sad book 
I had hoped Charlie would get better 
It did seem like he desperately wanted to get better just like everyone in his family seem to want him to be 

I don’t see the relevance of Leah’s MFA group but I guess that’s just to show she had some sort of life 

Also the part about her mother felt flat 
Unless it’s to somehow point to a factor in her brokenness 
That trace and meet part too seemed like some closure was planned for but that too did not seem tied to any relevant end for me 

Her family; I don’t know what exactly they’re ; supportive or otherwise; it seems undecided 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse and Violence

rudy23's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship

hannahparadise's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.75

Playlist: ttpd:anthology *sobbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Grief

caitlynes91's review against another edition

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

3.25

I thought I’d like this a lot more than I did but I can’t put my finger on why 🤔 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Stalking

c410berry's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

mattiekc's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

laurinbren's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Toxic relationship

lrm11's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

2.0

This was bleak. If it hadn’t been a book club book, I wouldn’t have finished it. While I found the exploration of abuse well done, I never understood what the “spark” that drew Leah and Charlie together was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Emotional abuse

venusianonmars's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death and Sexual content

callikat's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Such a sad story! I thought the behaviors of the protagonists were very realistic, especially the love bombing texts an  how easy it was to creep back into old bad behaviors, it felt very realistic. That being said, I did think the relationship between them felt more surface level - it was a lot of "I loved running errands with Charlie, I loved listening to music with Charlie, etc." but very little examples of the actual growth in their relationship. I also thought it w uld have been cool to see more inserts of her writing (the entire novel she's trying to get this one short story published, but we never get to see any of it!). Then ending also didn't have a ton of reflection, I think it would have packed more of a punch if it had been more introspective, loved the last page though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide