Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox

8 reviews

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is so beautifully written, it’s like the sadness and awfulness jumps from the page. 
The plot was tragic, but felt so realistic and relatable!
It’s one of those stories where you see it’s going in a devastating direction, Biz is getting more and more derailed, but you can’t do anything but follow her.
Definitely understood it a lot better on my second read though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

bug_lightyear's review against another edition

Stopped at 22% read in 6h.
Too much teenagers drinking alcohol and being sick as a result, but story didn't catch me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Alcohol

calamityin's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, and Car accident

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Alcohol

cecilia515's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Alcohol

thebriellle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Rape, and Vomit

sammykkayy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Bullying and Alcohol

bwch13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Kidnapping and Acephobia/Arophobia

kalin_grace's review against another edition

challenging sad 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Car accident