Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

20 reviews

shannon_magee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide

mreisen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Islamophobia

Minor: Child death

nostalgicloaf's review

dark mysterious 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? N/A

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

tkaryn's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Absolutely gorgeous writing for a heartbreaking story. A little slow for my taste, but not too bad.
The unreliable narrator keeps you guessing what is real, but with imagery you can practically taste and smell, that's okay with me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

highladybug's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious 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

4.25

Writing this review weeks after I finished the book ---- This book was WEIRD! In a good way. It has been in my thoughts for weeks after finishing it. It's thoughtful, provoking, and even silly at times. It's absurd but no more absurd than real life. The MC reminded me of myself when I was a tween, trying to make sense of the world with my limited life experience while also maintaining that everything somehow revolved around me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, and War

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape

hlewis_reads02's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death

mr_cain's review against another edition

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

4.25

wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol

larvaeya's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Very very poetic and beautifully written, I cried multiple times 
Really enjoyed this book even tho it smh took me over a month to finish it.

the ending really surprised me like I did NOT see that coming. Therefore I had to finish The last third of the book in one sitting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

astoriareader's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

SYNOPSIS:

• In a desolate, small town, the reader gets to know the narrator. Is the narrator actually a mermaid or out of her mind?
• Unnamed narrator believes she is a mermaid. Her father, who walked into the sea & was never seen again, told her she was a mermaid.
• She falls in love with an older man, Jude, who is a veteran. Jude suffers from PTSD & alcoholism.

MY THOUGHTS

• Wow, this one blew me away.  
• A short (roughly 200 pgs), bleak read.
• Lyrical & poetic writing.
• Themes: unrequited love, coping mechanisms, grief, obsessive love, inability to process trauma, abandonment by a parent.
• Excellent character development. 
• Told in 1st person POV.
• Atmospheric and can easily visualize the setting.
• Loved the author’s incorporation of words & the characters’ interest in language, definitions, and word choice.
• Felt really connected to the narrator. Readers can really feel how isolated and alienated she feels.
• I enjoyed the side characters, especially the grandfather.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️beautifully written + amazing story. only 200 pgs; super quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

aleareads's review

dark emotional mysterious 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: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism and War