Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer

7 reviews

katiepatricee's review against another edition

4.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief

alinn0904's review against another edition

1.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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I know that there are different books for different people but this really was not for me. I know books can make us feel all the feels but this one was really very depressing almost all the way through. I gave 1.5 stars rather than 1 because it did have me hoping for Salem and Thayer there for a bit. I saw there is a book 2 but I have no desire to put myself through stuff like that again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

halesbookshelf's review against another edition

4.5

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism

hollymileham's review against another edition

3.25

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this was okay like not anything mindblowing but i will read the 2nd book to see how things progress after this one
i did kind of definitely see what happened coming from a mile away which took away the shock factor but was still really sad
once i try to look past the age gap i did enjoy the romance elements im just not sure how i feel about age gaps in books
defo think the cheating was unnecessary, they could have handled that a lot better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault

putsy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy

shruti_sureshkumar's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault

asha_amari's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol