Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair, Scarlett St. Clair, Meg Sylvan

20 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

4.5

I actually really enjoyed this I think the world is really cool and the way the characters are written there's actually alot of depth to them and I ended up liking alot of them. I will say the pacing was kinda weird and confusing in some bits but it was still good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and War

hayleyjadehoward's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual assault

booksthatburn's review against another edition

Stopping because Persephone is happy that Hades is paternalistic and sexist, punishing someone because they scared her and she’s a woman. There’s also some ableist language in a way that’s not important to the narrative, and Persephone keeps thinking of some non-human people as “creatures” and “monsters” in a way that feels disparaging. I don’t like this version of Persephone and I don’t like how the story is being told.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Stalking, and Alcohol

livfowler's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

3.5

A very cliche plot line with such fantasy romance tropes as “ancient being pursues inexplicably alluring 20-something-year-old” but made up for by the excellent tension building and chemistry. Also slightly less creepy than usual when you consider both main characters are immortal gods and one is just younger.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

main character and her friend are roofied and MC is sexually assaulted (kissed w/out her consent)

mcaraujo's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

truly surpassed all my expectations, i love this book so so much. it got me out of the worst reading slump i’ve ever had

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual assault

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous emotional relaxing fast-paced

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

3.25

This book was fun for a quick read. I’ll probably read the follow up books. It’s not amazing, but engaging enough. The sex scenes do get a bit repetitive and the pacing goes a bit too quick at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Gambling

karambit's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, and War

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring tense 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

4.0

I don’t love traditional Greek mythology as I always find it dry and boring to read. I bought this book based on the cover, as I am wont to do with my book selections, and didn’t know it was a Hades & Persephone retelling. When I started reading, I wasn’t sure if I would finish (I never DNF). This book is so engaging, however, that after the third chapter I was hooked. The characters are delightful even at their worst. The world created in the novel is fantastic and beautiful. The love story is sweet and sexy, if a bit predictable. The sex scenes are a bit repetitive but still have some elements of spice that are delectable. I can’t wait to buy the rest of the books in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault

rockyroadbutch's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism