Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

5 reviews

insidiousturtle's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Self harm, Slavery, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol and War

Minor: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Pregnancy

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I do love some political intrigue fantasy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Slavery, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

linluvsbooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Fun and adventurous and well written. 
Many complex themes are explored and the perspectives of several sides are presented. This is a smart book, more than an adventurous romp (which would’ve been great as well). 
I keep telling myself not to fall into any more trilogies but then I return to fantasy and they’re inevitable… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Kidnapping, and War

cameronreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

Y'all this book! I haven't read a book with such a complex cast and plot in a while. The characters were so immensely developed; each with their own complex backstory and motivations, all of which were thoroughly believable. The worldbuilding was amazingly done, and the politics and history was rich without being too complicated or hard to read. I loved the writing and the plot, and was completely gripped from the moment I read the first sentence to the epilogue. It was incredibly unique, unpredictable, and exciting. I did have a slight issue with the ancient immortal x young woman trope, as well as the mild queerbaiting (which I hope will be confirmed in the sequel), but otherwise I adored this. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Slavery, and Alcohol

tahsintries's review

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Chronic illness