Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Becoming a Queen by Dan Clay

10 reviews

poopyfacemcpoopypants's review against another edition

Very accurate depiction of addiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Wow is this book full of heart and emotion. A beautifully written story that explores friendship, self-acceptance and -discovery, and grief (in the many facets of life). This is a book I will be thinking about for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

enter_the_phantom's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

courtnoodles's review

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Misadvertised

Rtc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit

vanina_ice's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

sarahsthoughtsonbooks's review

emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

I picked up this book based on the cover and title alone aka I didn't read the synopsis. Not what I thought the book would be, and it packed an emotional punch. I'm sure I would have eventually picked up the book if I read the synopsis, but I do avoid books where there's a chance of tears. So many tears.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Vomit, Medical content, and Outing

louisekf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing and Homophobia

kta's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

 "I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
Oh my goodness. This was such a beautifully written book about family, loss, grief, and love. Was there a gay boy named Mark who wore drag in the course of the story? Why, yes there was. That was not the point of the story though, it was just who he was. The story was so much more than that if you gave the book a chance. Unfortunately, I know this book won't be read by many of my peers; it will face bans or people that will just never make it past the cover. All I can say is those people will be missing a book that moved me to tears. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, and Alcohol

imstephtacular's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Homophobia

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail