Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp

8 reviews

callidoralblack's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Stalking, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

basicallyki's review

dark funny lighthearted 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Death of parent

egsclafani's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book had some cool concepts and an excellent main character, but the middle feels like a run of Stardew Valley and it was weirdly pro-murder.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual assault and Cancer

lulu_canread's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

Magic Lies and Deadly Pies is a fantastic, cosy mystery about our entrepid magical pie girl, Daisy, who not only runs a pie business, but has a side hustle in murder. The mystery of this story is not how Daisy makes her magic pies infused with emotions, but on who is blackmailing her with information about her customers and the victims they order pie for. 
This is a fun, mostly lighthearted story with a great sense of humour and a strong message about empowering domestic abuse victims and not letting 'victim' define who they are. While some of the dialogue is a little awkward at parts, and the ending was a little predictable. This is still a fun read with a great change of the typical cosy, baking mystery tropes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Murder and Sexual harassment

This book does contain mentions of domestic abuse (central to the plot of the story), along with some misogyny and mentions of addiction/alcoholism.

leanne_miron's review against another edition

dark lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Car accident, and Death of parent

mmwilson920's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

stacyroth's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

*Trigger warnings:  rape, domestic violence, addiction, cussing 

Daisy Ellery is capable of a specific type of magic:  she can bake abilities/wishes into her pies:  whether it’s happiness for the people eating it or avenging women done wrong by men.  Someone knows her secret, though, and has sent her a note to blackmail her.  Daisy hopes to win the upcoming statewide pie contest, but to do so, she will need to figure out who her blackmailer is and keep them from ruining her business and her life. 

I love stories with magical realism, and this was an interesting premise.  Daisy is bisexual, and it made me happy to see the rep in a book that wasn’t specifically about her sexual orientation.  Tanya Eby did a fantastic job narrating the audiobook.  I look forward to seeing where Popp takes the series next! 

Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, and Rape

queenbeemimi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

I loved this! Very fun while morally complex. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Addiction