Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

8 reviews

elly_louise's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

anais201717's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

Aaaaah I can't with the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

zoevjester's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

It starts off at a medium pace, and then the final act picks up to a fast, bitter cliff hanger for the final book in the trilogy. 
I really enjoyed Lei's arc, and how she sees more than the others, maintains her heart of gold despite her own personal battles and the effects of war around her. 
Second time reading Girls 2, and still the revelations of how far some characters go to defeat the evil King chills me. 
Also liked the new perspectives of characters, because it broadens the scope of an all-out war, seeing it from the points of view from people all over the country of Ikhara. 
Excited for Girls 3!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

anaguana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.0

Something about this story just has me at meh. I think I need to take a break from marathoning audios. I definitely feel tired. I will reread this book at some point because it's definitely good, right now I am not in the mood for it and it reflects in the 3 stars. I wanted to enjoy this more than book one, but it's about the same for me.

Rep: Asian coded cast, sapphic female MC with PTSD, lesbian coded female love interest with PTSD, lesbian coded female side character, side MLM couple.

CWs: Death, violence, blood, self harm, sexual assault, sexual violence, grief, war, gore, alcohol consumption, alcoholism, panic attacks, mental illness (PTSD), rape, suicide, murder, body horror, slavery, injury/injury detail, addiction. Moderate: Child abuse, child death, genocide, physical abuse, racism, consensual sexual content, suicidal thoughts, toxic relationship, vomit, trafficking, kidnapping, fire/fire injury, adult/minor relationship, misogyny, gaslighting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

tahsintries's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexual assault

stegosaurus_babe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

harrownova's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence