Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Out of Love by Hazel Hayes

46 reviews

marise_ve's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse and Physical abuse

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual violence

honeybunchesofoats06's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

maddies_readinglist's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing slow-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

4.5

It was exquisitely written especially for a concept that is very out there and you don’t often betrayed in the media which also made it a very refreshing read. The idea of starting at the end of a relationship and finishing at the beginning really makes you use your mind to figure out what went wrong but it is also as if the work was done for you and you didn’t need to do much thinking. Additionally, the characters are also phenomenal as the portrayal of mental health not just in main characters but also side characters makes you think about the people around you and I love how it was a central part of the book not just something that’s was touched upon unlike many other books; the main character was also just super likeable which is a trait I enjoyed! Would definitely read something like this again and cannot wait to find something like this. 
BE VERY WARE OF TRIGGER WARNINGS 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

renreadsfantasy's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Miscarriage

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Emotional abuse

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

supaproxy's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

3.75

There's something about love stories that are just a love story. There are love stories about great, timeless loves that know no bounds, but there's something even better about love stories that end in full stops and unravel something more about the human experience of love and loving someone and being in love. This book captures so much of that human experience, and it bares all in the things one goes through and thinks when in (and out) of a romantic relationship. 

Although reading the story in reverse was difficult to get a hang of at first, it made the whole story feel like a memory and contributed to the whole theme of experiencing love as opposed to succeeding or failing at it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

bookreader9023's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I really, really loved this. The mental health rep was so good. I didn’t find it as emotional as I’ve heard others claim it to be but it did make me reflect and think! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

kmcrossman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual harassment

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide