Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely

6 reviews

kara_reardon35's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: War and Alcohol

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Classism, Blood, Medical content, Bullying, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: War and Gun violence

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Death, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Vomit, Blood, and Bullying

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

An important read about an ongoing subject. Plus the two narratives meld very well together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Blood, and Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Drug use

This will hit hard for anyone who has experienced the loss of a friend or childhood guardian due to bigoted values.

antijeffbozo_love2read's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Medical content