Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

16 reviews

aseel_reads's review

dark tense 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? It's complicated

1.0

This had potential, but it ended up being so boring and it didn't give us any resolution, since we never find out of the truth 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Murder

chiara_dose's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

muckl3t83's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cozyhen's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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

2.75

I was really hoping there would be more of a thriller aspect to this book, but maybe my expectations were wrong. I liked all of the perspectives from different people throughout Alison's life that broke up the chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

I read this because I wanted White Lotus vibes and I would say mission accomplished but it is also deep/about how people move on after/through grief 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was so good and had potential! Unfortunately it falls flat. They kinda explain what happens to Allison but then they dont? Like they just kinda fill in the blank with the "most likely scenario"  and left it at that. Also what the hell happened to Clive?! Like Sara gets an epilogue and not Clive?! Disrespectful. Also the whole befriending the dude you think murdered your sister is insane. Like the book could have been so cool but the end is boring and kinda predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ohyeah_karyn's review

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: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

gracescanlon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

amcghig's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Colonisation