Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

6 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

galexy_brain's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book of love! It was so refreshing to hear myths and stories from places I don't normally encounter, and even more refreshing that the author decided to switch up some of the misogynistic storylines while still staying true to the original elements of the stories. Though some stories take you through an emotional rollercoaster,

it was a treat that all of them ended optimistically. Sometimes you just need to read a book like that.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

Smart, creative, super interesting short story retellings of myths from around the world, cast into empowering, hopeful love stories from a British-West African perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Death, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Murder

falltumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol

Minor: War

valereads's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

sassyshark's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol