Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

33 reviews

itsmemiana's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

CARDAN IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFEEEE. 

this was so cute, and just somehow made my love for cardan even deeper.

all the stories are so interesting and my faves were the last few ones cause Jude and Cardan are the CUTESTTTT.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

Minor: Infidelity

st4rchaser's review against another edition

lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, and Abandonment

usjdjfnnffm2737's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Alcohol

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a lovely post script to The Folk of the Air series, the illustrations really made it extra special. I like that we both got prequel and epilogue Cardan. If I had any criticism it would be that I wish there had been a little more on the epilogue side. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Drug use, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

lish_e's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, and Abandonment

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Slavery, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Abandonment, and Torture

Minor: Violence

froukjemelenhorst's review

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

De illustraties waren mooi, maar de rest was echt ‘go girl give us nothing’

Het is waarschijnlijk leuker als je de originele trilogie geweldig vond, maar ik geef tegenwoordig echt niks om die serie, de personages, de wereld of het verhaal dus ja. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

kendra_taylors_version's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Infidelity, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Toxic relationship

megcarrick's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Abandonment, Blood, Drug use, and Alcohol

quinn_07's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

The artwork is absolutely stunning - my favourite part of the book. I also enjoyed seeing more of Cardan's backstory and understanding his character a little better. However, some stories were filler stories and didn't add much. A nice short read though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

Minor: Sexual content and Drug use