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Thirsty by Jas Hammonds

16 reviews

readtomea97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Outing

Minor: Abandonment

kalyndaanisha's review

challenging dark 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

5.0

Excellent writing! Great story!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Gaslighting

readingpicnic's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Good grief, these girls know two things that bother Annetta and pull them out in every argument!! The same vibes as “That’s why your DAD died!!!” from PEN15. The ending was a relief, and although I’m sure the author could have ended the story sooner, I’m glad that we got to see some long overdue conversations happen and Blake gain some necessary support systems. Also, excellent audiobook narration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

caitlinteresa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity, Outing, and Gaslighting

kylahken's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This very quickly turns from a light story of a teenage girl having a fun and idyllic summer with her best friend and girlfriend, to a dark narrative of deep seeded self hatred and insecurity in the world (also fun, right?) I love an unlikable narrator, but i can’t entirely say she was unlikeable, I just think she’s human. I did want to hug (or smack) some sense into her, but that’s entirely the point. As someone who has a healthy relationship with my friends, family, partner, and alcohol, I never found myself truly judging Blake, just rooting for her. Hammonds does a wonderful job of reminding us just how flawed and complex and ultimately wonderful humans are, and how it’s okay to not be okay, to need help, to rely on those around have your best interest at heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

featherinthewind's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

First of all, amazing. This book deals with so much and it is centered around drinking and the complexity of relationships, and as someone who wanted to self destruct all the time as a teenager because of unstable coping mechanisms, I loved this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

otakatoe3's review

adventurous challenging reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

biblio_simp's review

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Outing

skye_era_books's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Thirsty is such a raw and real book based on very very real struggles that many young people face - alcoholism. I always love Jas’ queer and bipoc characters and how they make them so real with all of their struggles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Outing, Gaslighting, and Classism