Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Romanov by Nadine Brandes

3 reviews

breedawnwriter's review against another edition

5.0

"We are Romanovs. The bond of our hearts spans miles, memory, and time."

Trigger Warnings: Almost suicide, PTSD, gunshots, death, grief, hemophilia, fights, injuries, bloodshed, drunkenness, and magic.

What a beautiful retelling of a tragic and heartbreaking part of history! I cannot believe it's taken me this long to discover that this is an Anastasia retelling, but I'm so glad I did because this book did NOT disappoint.

As someone who's always loved the animated adaptation, I was SUPER excited to find this book. And seeing that Nadine included a Fact Vs Fiction section at the end of the book literally MADE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

libbylou905's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and War

lara_bk's review

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Blood, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol