Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan

13 reviews

itsheyfay's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I should have DNF’d this, but the final 1/4 of the book hooked me, and the audiobook narration was decent. Otherwise, what a major letdown.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.25

This book is weird and the Ending was so bizarr. I mean this in a good way. It was like watching a tv show, reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

lyshbish's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a book for weird little freaks. I LOVED it. I recommend to anyone who fucked with the movie Sorry To Bother You. So weird, uncomfortable, and funny. I am dying to see this as a movie and/or graphic novel!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Stalking, and Death of parent

macyplier's review against another edition

funny 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

5.0

So so amazing omg. If you’ve seen infinity pool the feeling of watching that is the same feeling reading this book gives,  they both made me feel sick in the same way and if that is your vibe also I think you will love it!!! Maybe one of my favorite books ever now that I think about it idk. Definitely glad I got it up secondhand though because for whatever reason the author decided to use the r-slur in 2021 like bruh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

revdrbaran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Bullying, Death, Violence, and Murder

booksofautumn's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

rionstorm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I did not expect where this book went - the supernatural aspects really took me by surprise. 
I liked how the author described social interactions. She really picked out tiny details that aren't really remarked on and highlighted them, which kept throwing me off in a good way. 

Very few of the characters were likeable, but I think that was the point. The main character, Remy, was particularly unlikeable, and spends most of the book being a misogynistic and sometimes violent creep. It was an interesting choice to take The Worst Guy You Know and make him a protagonist. 

The ending of the book made me pretty uncomfortable, because it felt like

the expected, violent conclusion to his stalking, which was depressingly realistic, and just very sad

 

I don't think I'd recommend this book, but I was interested to see where it went.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Alcohol

angrboda's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

4.0

i love unlikeable main characters. it makes the read more unique and interesting. i was hoping for something different than what i got, i had a really good plot idea in my head. it’s a really weird take on parasocial relationships, but i liked it. the horror aspect was confusing and didn’t make sense. the ending was fine, i was happy it was over quick.

would of given it 5 stars if the the monster was a manifestation of alicia and remy’s shared obsession with jen, rather than just a random monster who has targeted people before. would have been more impactful idk. i’m tired i need to sleep

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Alcohol

brashcandicoot's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Classism

crawforl's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

What ?? The ???? Fuck ?????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder