Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

56 reviews

melaschnie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Self harm, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use

emmajh91's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

sevenletters's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

deanamethyst's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, and Blood

tanvi45's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child death and Death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fire/Fire injury

headinthepages's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

babsi_222's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my goshhhhhhhhhhhh i’m speechless

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

blewballoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I guess I'm along for the ride and these mysteries and cliffhangers are working on me. It's like when you're watching a show and you don't think you love it, but you can't stop watching it. David is driving me nuts though, I'm in agreement with everyone from the first book who was tired of his shenanigans. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Violence

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol