Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Breakaway by Grace Reilly

12 reviews

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

I thought this was cute and sexy.

The tampon scene isn’t gross like people are making it out to be in their reviews. He literally just removes her tampon and fingers her to help with her cramps.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Nonconsensual recording

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revenge porn

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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

3.0

Breakaway was cute, and sweet, and spicy, but it wasn’t quite what I was hoping for.

First of all, this book is SO LONG! I’m not usually one to say that a book could have been shorter, but I think this one could have. There are so many spicy scenes, and they don’t all do things for the characters or the story. Some of them definitely could have been cut, or montaged, and nothing would have been amiss. Even with how long it was though, it felt like it wrapped up too quickly. I wanted more resolution, and a more meaningful epilogue.

Now that that’s out of the way, it wasn’t a bad book. I liked Penny and Cooper, and their relationship. I also really liked the therapy rep, and think it was fine quite well. 

Overall I think this book was cute, but not well constructed. A good palette cleanse, but nothing exceptional. 3 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual assault, and Violence

things100's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

I adored this book, it was a great hickey romance with relatable characters that had their own shit going on and honestly I can’t believe I waiting so long to read it especially since it has all my favorite tropes a hockey romance, sunshine boy grumpy girl, dislike to benefits, and she’s got trauma so he helps her get thru her sex list. And the spice 🥵

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

    Cooper, the college hockey player who's never had a serious relationship, and Penny, whose only serious boyfriend betrayed her. Hook-up and then they try to work on Penny's sexual to-do list to deal with her past trauma. But as they work through the list, they both start to catch serious feelings for one another.
     This book was quite steamy! Just the way I like romance, but also dealt with past trauma and mental health. It was a great balance of serious, funny, and spicy! Though a bit on the sad side at times for a college romance.
    Overall, an excellent book.

Narrator(s) Ratings: 5 stars
   Both narrators did an amazing job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Violence, Cursing, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, Death of parent, Body shaming, Cancer, and Drug abuse

The toxic relationship, emotional abuse, and gaslighting are not in the main romantic relationship but with some of the MC's family members.

kb33's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Addiction

ciara_fs98's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.0

This is an amazing story. The author does a great job of writing about traumatic/triggering subjects 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Cancer, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Sexual trauma - being recorded without consent

njh_books's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

Enjoyed it, but maybe a bit less than the first book in the series.

 

These are smutty books, but this one was basically smut every other chapter. At some points it was like--do you all breathe? I understand sexuality and reclaiming sexual pleasure was a bit part of this book, but sometimes I would have rather seen a scene between Cooper and Penny rather than just the text messages back and forth.

Cooper is a big teddy bear. Penny is sweet until you mess with her and then she will burn you.

Does Richard hate all his kids? Had issues with James and now has issues with Cooper, and drives him to his toxic uncle. The toxic uncle storyline felt kind of slapped on.

Sandra is still 10/10 and enjoyed getting some Bex & James scenes.

Handled revenge porn/nonconsensual pornography well and Cooper was so patient and loving.

I'm pretty sure based off the last line of the book that Book #3 will be all about Seb & Mia getting together...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Addiction

rachrreads's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Car accident, and Addiction

jenlindeman's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

vj_thompson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Cancer