Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

6 reviews

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

What an absolute joy of a book this is. History; heartbreak; magic; theater; folklore; queerness; complex family relationships; Jews kicking ass; a creepy, creepy villain <spoilers>who's really just a manifestation of the terrible things human beings do to each other; and the most adorable version ever of Baba Yaga's chicken-legged house. It's pretty great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Transphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Graphic: Mind control Moderate: Nonconsensual drug use

kmesserl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

What an incredibly beautiful and deeply moving read. Honestly this will probably be my favorite book of the year. It’s been so long since I could nerd out not just on a sensational plot and realistic characters, but the prose itself. The writing it so juicy. The kind of writing that makes me want to be a better writer. My book is filled with underlined passages and earmarked pages because there were so many beautiful lines I didn’t want to forget. 

I loved this book. Can’t recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Addiction

samburkhouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Addiction, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Fire/Fire injury

epritchett's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

This book was absolutely enchanting, while being in sad and hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Genocide

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction and Fire/Fire injury

tcameron85's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

This is a lovely twist of Baba Yaga folklore.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

teresareads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, and Alcohol