Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Restore Me by J.L. Seegars

7 reviews

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual harassment and Miscarriage

peachani's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Death

addiesbookshelf_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I am not ok nor will I ever be ok because this book has DESTROYED ME. It is a MASTERPIECE. I don’t think I’ve ever been so turned on and ready to cry in the span of the same chapter as many times as I was reading this book. It’s messy and emotional and REAL, and manages to handle things like grief, strained familial relationships, and finding new love in such a compassionate and beautiful way. It also did a few tropes I normally don’t love (second chance romance and a third act breakup) serious justice, because for once it felt like without the circumstances that made those things happen, Sloane and Dom wouldn’t have been the people they needed to be to build a strong, healthy love together. This book had impeccable spice, too, but it is so much more than that. J.L. Seegars is a new insta-buy author for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

orangeaiya's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

Such an enjoyable read. Happy ending.  Their relationship is a little complicated but mostly realistic. Dominic is one of those fictional men that could never be real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

vanessarreads's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

It’s been awhile since I had a romance book take my heart out and throw it over a bridge into the violent currents of the Niagara Falls to be never seen again. I too want a Dominic; I can fix him! 🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Cancer

glowupkay1's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Violence

selfbybee's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

CW: mentions of alcoholism, domestic violence, physical violence, spousal death, miscarriage

I’m gonna be honest and say I loved this book I loved the dual POV it helps a ton with those of us who may have rejection sensitivity. I love enemies to lovers. I love men pining and groveling. But I took a full star off because there is a page and a conversation that is not a necessary conversation, it doesn’t drive the plot in any way that very much sent my h0m0phobia alarm bells off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content