Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

5 reviews

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Self harm, and Addiction

yasidiaz's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

I'm so surprised I even picked this book, and even more surprised that I enjoyed it so much. 

I tend to go for lighthearted and cheesy romances, and I'm always rooting for a happy ending. So for me to pick a book that from the book description alone, I could tell it wasn't going to be my usual cheesy and happy queer romances. Instead, I was taken to a heartwrenching story filled with grief, death, and love. 

This book was exactly what I expected, which is always a good thing, and while it surprised me in a few parts, it didn't surprise me enough for 5 stars. I would still love to read more from this author, as they have a way of not just words, but take off through the journey of a biracial Native girl and her loss. I also sometimes felt the characters didn't feel strong for me, especially those who weren't Phil and Winifred. I would have loved to get more depth from the supporting characters, especially the antagonistic ones like Penny. Hated her guts, but sometimes felt the way she was described harbored some internalized misogyny. Had the characters felt more real to me, this would have been a 5 stars book for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, and Death

happyunicorn7's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Death, and Drug use

easefcik's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-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

5.0

This was beautifully written and absolutely haunting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal death, Self harm, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Homophobia, Sexual content, Addiction, and Grief

emetrock's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death