Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Girlcrush by Florence Given

4 reviews

shaylees's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

1.25

This book felt unfocused, and like it couldn’t decide whether it wanted to spoonfeed and spell out all the most basic ideas of white western feminism or force you to read between the lines to have any understanding of what’s actually meant by the words on the page. Rose was really loveable,

and I would have loved to see more of them, or at least have their story wrapped up in some way?

, the settings for parties and sex scenes were very engaging and immersive, and the premise has a lot of promise. However, this book needed a few more rounds of editing, a lot more fleshing out, and maybe a sensitivity reader or some more research on the queer nightlife scene. That said, I am definitely interested in seeing what this author does in the future with a bit more experience! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Alcohol

kenzibir's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Man I have mixed feelings about this book! I enjoyed it, it has some important messages in it, but I was hoping for more of a queer romance book. Definitely worth the read but prepare yourself for a darker plot than you you think it’ll be! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

sakisreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

I had mixed feelings about this book. After the challenges with ‘Women Don’t Owe You Pretty’, I was unsure of whether to read this story. But my friend gave it to me so I decided to give it a good go! 👏🏼

I have mixed feelings about this book too. It felt semi-autobiographical, which was something I appreciated. I know Florence Given hasn’t been given the best treatment on the Internet so.

I definitely had big feelings for Rose, they were so cool and collected and sounded very attractive 😏 

But I must say, although some of the parts were great, I just felt like we were in a cycle of ‘we love Wonderland’ and ‘we hate Wonderland’ in the same breath. I understand if that was intentional and to the point, but I still felt a bit bored by it 🙊 

Also, when Eartha’s ‘panties get soaked’ I feel like we were trying to shove some smut into a seemingly serious storyline and it only made me laugh 😅

2.5 out of 5 stars for me. Thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

raimundo's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting