Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

6 reviews

miblette's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I found the beginning and ending bits of the book to be enjoyable. However, there was a whole middle section that slogged on and, for me didn't have enough action as I had hoped. We spent the entire time in Amy's head, and while it works sometimes, I found it to be severely annoying and distracting from the story (first person narrative woes).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Violence, Death, Torture, and Body horror

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

blombern's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, and Addiction

eagerreader2022's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Oh my! I can't believe I didn't pick this up sooner! Although in HS this dark of a book would not sit well. I was hooked by Paige's writing style and wish I could pick up book two this minute!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

berodatheelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug use, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, and Violence

sweetmusic22's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Dorothy Must Die is a uniquely dark take on The Wizard of Oz.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

clarajane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence and Gore