Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Birds of California, by Katie Cotugno

6 reviews

nbreezy17's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Mental illness

noelleslays's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Cancer

kenziewol's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness

kdailyreads's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

elyssam's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

Like a grown-up version of Rules for Being a Girl, except also entirely unique on its own. Birds of California was such a delight to read, exploring one of the reasons why a child-star would ruin their career. My only complaint is I wanted more. I wanted to see these two being successful and happy. But the ending was satisfying in its own right..

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Drug use, and Alcohol

meliroo's review

emotional sad

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse