Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Wicked King, by Holly Black

25 reviews

tisya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Torture

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, War, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Bullying, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Vomit, Torture, Classism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

em1ani's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Gaslighting

readsbyak's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

Brilliant, amazing and  enjoyable read .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, and Bullying

blake_bitch's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

3.0

super fun. Not as much smut in this series as I was hyped up to believe... Teen realness is cool though. Love their stupid dynamic. Cringe occasionally, but loved an assassin woman with no qualms on doing whats got to get done. Really was not afraid to say she is what she is. No weak woman character feel. Her sister... sometimes. If you love the YA stuff, and tails curling around one's leg, go for it.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Alcoholism, and Slavery

embla_v's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense

4.5

En oerhört spännande bok med många vändningar. När man läser Holly Black är det bäst att vara på tårna. 

Jude har fått Cardan på tronen och bundit honom till sig i ett år och en dag. Men känslor, strategier och förrädare ska in i leken och Judes plan kanske inte är så enkel som den verkar. 

Väldigt spännande fortsättning på The cruel prince och definitivt läsvärd. Rekommenderar till alla som gillar fantasy, spänning och starka FMC. En bok full av intriger, strategier, planer och plötsliga vändningar. Rekommenderar boken starkt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

linaslittlelibrary's review

adventurous dark emotional tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

revived_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely loved this book! However, as with book 1, the only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is because I felt some of the wording was a bit odd. Otherwise, another amazing read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, and Alcoholism

b0ygenius's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

WHAT THE FUCK

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

sirkeili's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed how Jude's weaving of lies and truth were central to this tale, and yet she ultimately fails as humans are prone to do. I also enjoyed Cardan taking on more of a role, and becoming a more ambigously grey character, rather than starkly black or white. 

Spoiler

Even Taryn's betrayal threw me off, though I should've expected it considering she isn't afraid to throw her sister in the line of fire if it benefits her outcome even the slightest bit. I do hope she gets her comeuppance, though, she is too proud and too eager to appear the superior sibling.

With how it ended, I am interested to see how Jude gets out of this predicament, and what game of chess Cardan is playing now, because obviously he has become the King on the board protecting his Queen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, War, Classism, Gaslighting, Blood, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Violence