Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Wicked King by Holly Black

86 reviews

catrose97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

WOW. I thought the first book was good but the second gas surpassed it! I read this entire book in about 2 days or so of travel. So much of the story had me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. Even times my mouth literally opened in surprise at certain parts I couldn’t believe just happened. This story is definitely darker than the first, with so much at play for the characters. You find out even more about each person and Jude becomes even more of a badass than she was in the first book (although she faces MANY difficulties and small defeats). The ending though has made me almost mad 😡. LIKE WHAT?! You know if you’ve read this book what I’m talking about. What the heck is going to happen in the third book?!?!?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Torture and Sexual content

valenwhite's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

Jude still is annoying as shit, but Cardan in this book is so good that he made it unnoticeable. Also, the decision in the end? So satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Child abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Classism, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, and Drug abuse

aysha_blake's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death, Drug use, Alcoholism, War, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

ilaronicly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Violence and Torture

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

siffpedersen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

laneys_library's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This books is AMAZING! I couldn’t stop reading! I think it might just be my favorite book I’ve ever read. The ending shocked me and I can’t wait to start the Queen of nothing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Bullying, Body horror, Child abuse, Trafficking, and Torture

Moderate: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Cursing, War, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

booksbooks1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Spoiler

jude is such a girlboss for running a whole kingdom

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug use, Deportation, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, War, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Body shaming, Blood, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Confinement, and War

Minor: Vomit, Bullying, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Torture