Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Te Daría El Sol by Jandy Nelson

58 reviews

theinkdrinkerhouse's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

desireeahn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

the beginning of this book is very cliche YA coming of age, but the emotional turbulence of the plot really sneaks up on you. i love how everything came together and the conclusion is super sweet! if you're looking for an artistic worldview, flawed family relationships, obstacles in queer relationships, and fairly simple prose that is still gorgeous in its own way, this is definitely for you :)
star off for

minor/adult relationship (16 and 19)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, and Outing

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

This was really enjoyable. It was harder hitting than I thought it was going to be. I honestly forgot what this was about so it was basically a mystery to me. I loved a lot of the topics discussed like grief and family and coming of age as while as sexuality. I really enjoyed the characters even though they were really quirky. I didn’t really love the writing style and how everything was described like it was to arty for me. Which makes sense why because they are artists but it was too much for me at times. Also I didn’t love the age gap of a 16 year old and a 19 year old. They did discuss it but then they just continued on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol

anneroza's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, and Outing

gracedunne's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Outing

daisywilkes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Violence, and Death of parent

jailynn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual assault

imaginefishes's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

Watching the pieces of the “mystery” fall in place was extremely satisfying! Apart from that, the tone of the book reads as average 2014 YA, which turned me off a little but the interesting overarching plot and well-developed characters made up for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

letiross's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

jaibin's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Drug abuse