Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Rules for Being a Girl by Katie Cotugno, Candace Bushnell

3 reviews

kalzeb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Sexism

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

hannah_cogo'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Firstly, I feel like this book was directed at a younger audience. The writing was a bit rushed and rather simple. The story has a very good message, but there were also parts that felt a bit forced. Another part I hated was that there are so many scenes where the main character doesn’t stick up for herself, and just complied with what everyone else tells her. It just keeps happening. But I really like the message it sent about Marin and Bex. I think a lot of people need to hear it, and that no matter what Marin did, it was still his fault, not hers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, and Dementia

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Mental illness

laheath's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

Told from the perspective of a high school girl who develops what she believes is a great working relationship with her English teacher, the story focuses on how the school and her friends fail her when he crosses the line. It makes her question herself, since she and so many of her friends had crushes on him, but ultimately makes her question society's expectations of girls and the double standards between teenage boys and girls. In exploring different options for taking action, she gets an introduction to feminism and finds sources of support. I thought this was a great exploration of an issue that is unfortunately, a relatively common experience with teenage girls, with some trusted adult in their lives, and it was addressed with appropriate seriousness and sensitivity while ultimately giving the victim back some power and control. The side story of her grandmother battling dementia but sharing memories of her days protesting for various causes was especially poignant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Dementia

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Medical content and Sexual content