Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

22 reviews

spinesinaline's review

challenging reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Took a while for me to get into this one but the stories only got better and the last (Ghost Sickness) was definitely my favourite.

A lot of the stories were about abuses against women, from extreme physical abuse to systemic discrimination. As I’ve talked about before, this is one of my least favourite topics in books so it turned me off at first, especially as I hadn’t heard this about the stories from all the hype I’d seen for this collection. Still, the author’s strength in writing shines through so they were still enjoyable to read.

One point to mention, there were several uncomfortable uses of outdated terminology relating to Indigenous peoples. I assume part of this is due to the time period the author has set these stories in but I don’t think it was necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Moderate: Addiction, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, and Pedophilia

loryyyy's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

belle2008's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

clrieant's review

challenging dark reflective sad 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

5.0

Well-written, and so honest. A hard but necessary read. I strongly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

Minor: Car accident

hotbookscoldbrews's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexual violence, and Addiction

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Ableism

sofiaxaguilar's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

Minor: Misogyny, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

savgulick's review

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use

carabones's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Death, and Cancer

Moderate: Suicide

cherreadssharereads's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug abuse