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Thirsty by Jas Hammonds

22 reviews

sugarcainn'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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was incredibly well-written and the story was so good. It's a great coming of age, finding yourself story that includes a strong friendship that ultimately makes it through the turmoil. Thirsty is a powerful, sad and angry story about addiction, losing yourself and ultimately rebuilding your life. This book made me incredibly angry from start to finish and I think that's what it's supposed to do a little. Read the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Transphobia, and Toxic friendship

kimmberr's review

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Transphobia, and Vomit

gracesullentrup's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Transphobia, and Outing

Minor: Vomit

lilcatlovingactress's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

Will add my thoughts later but overall I loved it
Powerful story on addiction growing up and queerness and belonging 
There’s something keeping me from giving it a full 5 stars but I don’t remember what it is 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Racism and Transphobia

llax11's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, and Transphobia

otakatoe3's review

adventurous challenging reflective sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

sheepminecraft's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Vomit, Outing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

Thanks to Macmillan for the free copy of this book.

 - It feels sort of cliche these days to call a YA novel “important,” but THIRSTY really is. It tackles not only drinking, but also race, class, and more.
- I loved the way Blake’s drinking was portrayed in this book. She was drinking socially, drinking to feel like she belonged, drinking to make friends. She didn’t have one huge rock bottom moment, but rather a slow building of moments that finally came into focus for her.
- It’s sometimes a hard read, when Blake and others are making repeated bad choices. But it’s also filled with love and understanding for Blake and her mindset.
- After adoring Hammonds’ WE DESERVE MONUMENTS and now THIRSTY, they’re an autobuy author for me now. Can’t wait to see what’s next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Outing, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content

bellavictoria's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Racism, Transphobia, Vomit, Outing, and Alcohol

arireadsitall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I haven’t been left speechless from a book in a long time. This one is peer pressure and wanting to belong at its finest. It’s so raw and to be in the head of the protagonist while she’s hitting rock bottom made me feel so sad/worried. As someone that in college did her fair share of the wanting to belong and drinking to fit in, I really really felt this one hard. It was beautiful and devastating and I’m glad a book like this exists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Transphobia and Vomit