Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Star Bringer by Nina Croft, Tracy Wolff

4 reviews

mirificmoxie's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Torture, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kassidyreads's review

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

gwynnfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

Over hyped, but I'm still glad I read it. Character chemistry is weak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

divsbookcrumbs's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Non Spoiler Thoughts

I would describe Star Bringer as a contemporary sci-fi romance with lgbtqia characters. It’s a fun easy read with fast paced action sequences that make for a good page turner. It’s an easy to escape to world with a cool Galaxy system where science and fantasy get to play together. 

This book definitely feels like a debut of a series that doesn’t try to take itself too seriously but focuses on the fun to be had with the mismatch character personalities, tropes that we all love, and of course the spice and hot haughty leads. 

Major Tropes:
-found family 
-“we shouldn’t do this”
-chosen one
-forced proximity
-banter

My biggest non spoiler critique is that’s this book was widely recommended as a sapphic romance, however in my opinion the development of that relationship felt underutilized and didn’t feel very front and center as some of the other couplings in the story. Could just be bc I am a human of the rainbow variety myself, but I would have loved to see way more abt them in this book. 

Good To Know:
- 1st person perspective 
-multiple POVs
-multiple romances 
-modern language use
-irreverent, snarky humor

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Classism

Minor: Cursing