Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

35 reviews

roorooreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I was hoping for much more from this sequel. It wasn't bad but it didn't wow me. I think a lot of that is because the pacing seemed off and I struggled to want to pick it up at times. The overall story I still liked but idk maybe middle book syndrome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

ymloar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Death, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism and Vomit

starr27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

jazzle_dazzle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Murder, and War

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

nokvi's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

As per usual, I give YA books more leniency in rating. Also is everyone in this book queer????? 

Natasha girl that last 30%... SISTER I ATE THAT UP. 

Like the tonal shift from the first book and this one is sort of jarring not going to lie. And it's not to say the premise isn't there, these girls are going from sexual oppression to fighting a war and tyranny. As such the tone should have been maintained but we jump from the consequences of war to dick jokes. Some of the books conflicts didn't even need to occur but sister that last 30 percent and how it ended??? I might as well finish the trilogy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Death and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism

teddy_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Murder, Lesbophobia, and War

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

aubreyprobably's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

It's a great sequel that delves into the complexities of morality and relationships in the midst of a war.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism

dokushoka's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol