Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Pik-Ass by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

90 reviews

seren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

kendraparker82's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book bills itself as more light-hearted than it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

buttermellow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Death of parent

eihdlidhd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content and Police brutality

likeasloth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Beware of thinking this to be a light reading. 
Completely astonished how this Gossip Girl story turned into sth so dark so quickly without it being too much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse

dhutton1997's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

HOLY CRAP THIS IS SO GOOD. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

kristensreading's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Stalking, and Outing

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide attempt

k8lynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

i love this book!!! could not stop reading it & when i wasn't reading it i was thinking about it. the audiobook only enhanced this experience!!

*also trigger warning for gay people being forcibly outed to the public

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

meganders22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Outing, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

miri42's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Suicide, and Stalking

Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Murder