Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

If I Can't Have You by Charlotte Levin

12 reviews

lydabuff's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Quite a hard read, as there's quite a few difficult themes and a lot of mentions of vomit, but enjoyable. 

Constance is a complicated and lonely woman reeling from a personal tragedy when she meets Dr Samuel and well, she gets a bit more unhinged. 

Levin writes brilliant, layered characters including my favourite grumpy old man Edward. Constance flits from being someone you can fully understand and empathise with to making the worst and cringiest decisions but this helps her feels three dimensional and real. 

Definitely one to read but, mindfully, for some of the content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicide, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm and Violence

charlotte_37's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

reggiereading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lizrushby's review

dark sad slow-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: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

charmainediane's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, and Stalking

clotalksbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

What an unexpected read. It was so addictive, I didn't want to stop listening and had to find out what would happen. It took some surprising turns and touched on topics that were very moving. 

It was poignant and extremely well written. The characters were complex, and you felt for them. 

The narration was good and suited the role, making it easy to listen to. 

Would recommend and I will be on the look out for other books by the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

cinderelliex's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

oceannec's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

5.0

HOLY WOW! This book is my second 5 star read of 2022 and I’m so glad I found it. If you’re a fan of Netflix’s “You” this book is for you! I binged it all in one day and couldn’t put it down. Just when you think you know what’s going to happen the author throws a curveball your way. It was dark and twisted and really demonstrates how the small things in life can have a massive personal impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, and Stalking

meganabigailreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

honestlyholly's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

EDIT jan 2023 - i'm going through and reclassifying some reviews now that i've read more and sat on the books for a while.

how did I say that I'd lowered the review bc the ending was rubbish and yet still give it a 3.5? i need to sort myself out omg

originally 3.5 stars

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Tense and anger-inducing! The 2 main males in the story are utter creeps! Constance, the main character, has major issues and honestly acts like a crazy person, but is at least interesting. She has trauma from her parents, even if the

suicidal mum thing is a bit tropey at this point, and was so obviously not her fault??

I rated this down a bit because I was expected a big twist or a shocking finale, whereas it was kinda of a bit... Meh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent