Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Rose Code, by Kate Quinn

6 reviews

srah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

4.5

I took off a quarter point for being a bit longer and slower than it needed to be, and another quarter point for the graphic descriptions in the

Spoiler

Café de Paris

scene, which I have been thinking about all week since I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Genocide and Homophobia

daniallreads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Racial slurs, Sexism, Injury/injury detail, Racism, and War

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Slavery

bcope84's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

ebba94's review against another edition

informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and War

ninjamuse's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Ableism, Cancer, Medical trauma, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal cruelty