Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Syvään päähän by Kate Davies

26 reviews

nmf16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative 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

3.0

I started this book loving it, but by the end felt quite sad for the main character.  Julia thinks she is on some sort of sexual awakening but completely fails to see she is being mistreated and massively gaslighted for the entirety of her controlling/coercive relationship. 
The book isn’t for the prudish as there are quite vividly written sexual scenes relating to BDSM and kink, which at first seemed quite funny but as the storyline progresses, become more uncomfortable to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt

catherinerowland's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Self harm

Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Racism, Alcohol, and Death

em_daydreaming's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Death

forchyy's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

madken's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Self harm and Drug use

rsk1315's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use

tanouska's review against another edition

4.0

This was well written and engaging, but reading a book about a relationship where the red flags are all over (intentionally, it's basically the point of the storyline) is so hard! I'm a wuzzy who isn't made for living in that situation for multiple hours 😬

I liked the side storyline with the letter writing elder, and the swing dancing too! ^^

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Self harm

rmacg's review against another edition

funny hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

bash5617's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

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

1.5

I found the characters highly problematic. I skipped pages 150-275. The last 15 pages redeem  half a star. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dementia, Drug use, Infidelity, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

witchyweirdo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Violence, and War