Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Fallout by Ellen Hopkins

8 reviews

ftmemobrew89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence and Drug use

samigilbert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

2.0

i forced myself to finish it and honestly the ending was the only part i liked. i just didn’t care for this book that much. i was hoping to read more of kristina’s perspective but i mean i get why they chose to do the children’s perspective. i am a child of an alcoholic and it is important for the children to be heard. i just didnt find myself wanting to pick it back up to read, which is why this one took so long. the 3 different POVs were getting confusing and it just felt kind of repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Addiction, Infidelity, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Self harm, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

queenkath32's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

luvrmac's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, Violence, and Sexual violence

ireneac's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse

doomluz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

 The previous books show a person becoming an addict, then struggling with addiction. This one shows how the addiction affects the children of an addict.
This one’s not as strong as the first two books. The other two books have love triangles centered on Kristina, but this has three protagonists, each with their own love triangles, and keeping up with characters was a little confusing at times. I think it was trying to show parallels with Kristina's life as depicted in the previous books, but the events felt repetitive.

I like that the last few poems have Hunter, Autumn, and Summer coming together and relating to each other, but it also shows how their observations of Kristina reflect their own struggles throughout the book.
I don't like that it doesn't answer whether Autumn was pregnant. This part felt somewhat unnecessary, but I guess it serves as another connection it to how the other books end with Kristina being pregnant. But it also adds to the repetitive feel of the series. Though it is realistic to what some teens go through. This and the article that mentions that Kristina has lung cancer could just be to serve as lessons of the consequences of drugs and unprotected sex 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Infidelity, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape and Child abuse

dumaurier's review

reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy