Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Una lección de tinta y venganza by Victoria Lee

23 reviews

crackedspines_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use and Racism

ableism: against someone with psychotic depression medical content: mentions of hospitalization, medication

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lesbians. Witchcraft. Murder. Dark Academia. What more could you possibly want? A Lesson in Vengeance is a good book. It’s filled with a diverse cast of lovable girls, discusses the difficulties behind families, queer identities, and mental health, all while holding a sense of mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

werewolvesnotswearwolves's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

katsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

“Ex Scientia Ultio. From knowledge comes vengeance.” 

“The question isn't whether magic is real. It's whether I can touch it without being consumed by it.”

This book was alright. The dark academia vibes were spooky and fun. The fact that there was absolutely zero characters that were men was delightful. I didn't fully realize until the very end but every character either identifies as a woman or nonbinary. Loved that representation! I also really liked when the writing got a little meta. However, I found it slightly annoying when the author said something to the extent of "she touched me and I felt a tingle go down my spine" for the 50th time. Like find a new description, please. But ultimately, the atmosphere was this book's saving grace, for sure. The writing and plot weren't terrible. I found different parts intriguing but the first two-thirds or so were kind of slow. It really picked up in the last third but by then I had predicted a major plot twist so when it happened, it didn't impact me the way I expect it was meant to. If  YA thrillers and dark academia are your jam, you'd probably enjoy this more than I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, and Alcohol

cianarae's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Very slow beginning, it takes awhile for something interesting to happen. The writing itself was just alright. I liked the mystery/guessing and the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Suicide, Transphobia, Vomit, and Classism

cj_tatertott's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I really liked the vibe of this book, but it was very slow, with very little actual plot. Just a bit boring

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction and Mental illness

cookiecatherine's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Addiction

keatynbergsten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

caitlyn_baldwin's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

 I enjoyed this novel! I thought that the overall plot of this novel was fairly easy to figure out, however I was impressed by the way the author kept revealing more information and providing details to keep you guessing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

bookcrushin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book will mess with your head a bit especially with the unreliable narrator. I loved it and I expect to see it on all your fall dark gothic lists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Drug use, and Abandonment