Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

32 reviews

aryexo's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

garabear's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

zchaensich's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book. I think the ending especially was really well done and left me feeling like the plot and conflicts were thought out. I didn't feel myself pulled to it and anxious to find out more, and that is what really catches my attention. I think it was a little slow to start, but once the action started happening it was interesting to read. I feel like all of the characters I liked, but none of them I really cared for and was rooting for. I generally felt indifferent to them until the very end, when I was happy there was some resolution. I enjoyed the book and it was entertaining, but definitely isn't my favorite Colleen Hoover book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death and Incest

Minor: Homophobia

niyaslilworld's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

2.0

I'm going to be honest, I really did not like this book. There was no actual plot and that would've been fine if the book had some sense of order, or made up for it in some other aspect. Unfortunately it didn't. Besides the lack of a storyline, it also felt unrealistic and weird, with very questionable situations at points. I found the main character especially to be unlikable, along with a lot of the others. The very minor "relationship", if you can call it that, between Sagan and Merit and the mental health awareness are both some of the very few reasons I'm willing to give this two stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Car accident

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Outing

Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia

alexribot's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

plantskindaperson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

like at the trigger warning please. there are quite a few so watch out

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

the pedophilia thing im not sure if she was either late 17 or early 18. the man was like 18/19 i think. so like check that first.

lindseybarnett's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Excrement

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Minor: Cancer and Alcohol

aclisham's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

colleen, you did it again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, and Car accident

tml_emily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Alcohol