Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Il Regno di Rame by S.A. Chakraborty

7 reviews

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I was consistently shocked through the  entire book. The story never goes where you’re expecting it to. Somehow a cast of treacherous characters making terrible decisions works. Brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

wow I’ve been reading too much contemporary romance that I forgot that high fantasy has themes and/or acts of genocide</>spoiler 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

tinybluepixel'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: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, and Gaslighting

readandfindout's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

readwithzoe_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, and Alcohol

theespressoedition's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

4.0

I do this really terrible thing where I finish a book and then wait way too long to write the review, promptly forgetting most of what I read and how I felt about the book. I guess this is my toxic trait.

That being said, I listened to the audiobook for The Kingdom of Copper, despite stating in my review for The City of Brass that I should read the physical books for the remainder of the series. However, the narrator did an excellent job and it was much easier to get my hands on the book this way, so I should be grateful for the fact that I was able to digest the plot at all.

Like its predecessor, the sequel had a slower start with more world-building and politics, but a little more than halfway through, all the adventure began to happen, quickening the pace and honestly giving me a bit of a heart attack. I couldn't believe all that transpired! In fact, I would've preferred this to be separated into two books. There was so much information that it became hard for me to follow at a certain point. 

The frustrating thing for audiobook listeners is how we know the correct pronunciation for every name, but have no clue where to begin with the spelling. Therefore, I had to search up the Daevabad Wiki in order to confirm (and wowza, I was misspelling so many of these names in my head).

Muntadhir had the craziest character arc in this book. I started off absolutely loathing the guy, went to kinda tolerating him, and wound up appreciating him more than nearly any other character by the end. What a rollercoaster! 

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next in this trilogy. I really, really am. I'm totally hooked now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

tahsintries's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent