Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

5 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Child death

avidales's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-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

Much better as a physical book over the audiobook due to perspective changes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

malloryfitz's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

_lia_reads_'s review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

I really wanted to love this book. But I feel like this is one of those instances where a short book didn’t include enough to fully flesh out the story. I loved the base story of the 3 sisters who were torn apart by the death of the eldest 4th sister. Each one mourns the loss in a different way: one by never leaving the house and losing herself in writing; one by communicating with animals; and one by emulating her older sister. 

One year after their sister’s death, strange things start to happen in the house. This is where the story also takes a strange turn and becomes a ghost story. It was interesting to take a traditional story of grief in this way but it also took away from the sisters. 

In general, I wanted to spend more time with each sister and learn about their lives but with 3 POVs and a book under 300 pages, you don’t get a lot of time spent with any of the characters. 

Reading the author’s note at the end, with all of her sources of inspiration, made me appreciate what she tried to do with this story. However, I think it needed a bit more in its execution. 

TW: abusive relationship; death of a child; alcoholism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child death

stephisbranded's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This book made me think of The Virgin Suicides- there is a group of boys who watch 4 sisters and want to do whatever they can to protect them and be near them. Besides the sisters, I felt like some of the characters fell flat. Even the abusive father was...boring? It's weird to say that, but I just didn't get anything from him. Also, the three sisters are reeling over the death of their oldest sister (you find this out in the beginning of the book), but I couldn't find myself caring because we never really learn much about Ana. I really wanted to like this story, but it just wasn't for me. I'm glad it was a little shorter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism