Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

4 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Abandonment, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, and Drug use

mattyb's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Death, Grief, and Drug use

Moderate: Car accident, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit, this book is amazing. I cried and was taken by surprise at the twist at the end. I was just as confused as Moth until everything was explained. I've never read anything from this author, but wow, I need to read more from her 1000%. 
I had no clue what this book was about upon picking it up and didn't know it was in-verse as well. I have nothing bad to say about it.  I think I'll have to reread it again after completing it since I know the ending and how it changes things with the new knowledge.
I will say it could be triggering to some (I was in a pretty serious car accident when I was 18, and the mention/descriptions of the one in the book kind of brought some of the trauma back but not enough for me to stop me from reading or have a negative reaction while reading. it could be different for others) and recommend checking content warnings just in case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Suicidal thoughts

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely adore this audio!!! So fast-paced with no filler sentences. Adore how poetic, spiritual and straight to the point this novel is told. 

This novel in a span of 3 hours had so much heartache, passion, first love, tragedy, emotion and everything in-between. But that plot twist at the end completely shook my world and felt bittersweet. Moth is such a loving character whom I wanted to encase in a protective bubble. I adore both her and Sani's relationship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Blood, Death, Drug use, Bullying, Car accident, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs