Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

14 reviews

czoltak's review

dark emotional sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Racism, Car accident, and Miscarriage

breadhag's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Cursing, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Addiction, Sexism, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Gaslighting and Abortion

natraf_reads's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, Homophobia, and Child death

missgrangerr's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

3.0

What a surprise this book was! Like all of Ellen Hopkins writing, this book was a beautiful decent into heartbreak. Worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Violence

devin_raquel's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

phoxyphoenix's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Homophobia, Suicide, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, Child death, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

oriana095's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy, Animal death, Suicide, Sexual content, Homophobia, Car accident, War, Abortion, and Vomit

brunoshort's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexism, Child abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

lynnd's review

dark informative medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Infertility

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bookish_academia's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Violence