Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

16 reviews

noellegrace8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

I cannot express how much I love this. Jacks x Evangeline's dynamic just works. He is mean and dark and full of desire, but in a way that makes you know there's a reason he is the way that he is, which gives you hope for him as naive as Evangeline's. He's a fully fleshed out character. She is as well, good-hearted and smart but fully capable of making mistakes. She's like a sweet fluffy pink frosted cupcake. They make every scene interesting. I hate Marisol's character though - she's very much like Taryn from Folk of the Air. And the plot does not disappoint. It is crisp and new, an almost-redo on old fairytales and prophecy stories. So much of the worldbulding/lore and plot twists here are fresh. And I adore the descriptions of all the dresses!!

I give Rebecca Soler's performance 4.5/5⭐️. She gives a steadily good performance in which the listener can tell the difference between the characters. However, sometimes her vocals are far too loud/unequalized.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

zoeelora's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

brynleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol

vj_thompson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Solid start to the series. The writing is BEAUTIFUL and magical. The beginning scene about the bell being described with humanistic concerns is a good example. The ending was a lot to process. Wow wow wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Alcohol

paigeinabook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

esme_may's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

The perfect flight companion :) it’s a quick read and I read it over a day with lots of downtime on a flight. Can’t wait for the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Classism

anton13's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I love this book just like I love all other books by Stephanie that I’ve read. Her way with words are just magical and I absolutely adore her way of keeping you on your toes all the way through the book. I’m so sad now that I’ve got to wait to read the second book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I liked it, and the the main character is overall fine, but I find the her naïveté and idealization of romance/“happily ever after“ to be really irksome. I can deal with an unreliable narrator, but she can be pretty silly…and it’s not endearing. Otherwise, I like her and Jacks’ dynamic and plan to read the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol