Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

4 reviews

mallotar's review

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Car accident, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Rape

prairieraven's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Cancer, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Abandonment, Alcohol, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Infidelity

rach_lind's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow. It's objectively horrifying and yet absolutely fantastic. You're hooked almost immediately and stay there throughout. Good and interestin ending, great reveaks and surprises. Shocking at times, hilarious, and relatable too. 

The only thing that was a bit irritating was coming across a word every other page that I had to underline and look up. And I feel like I have a pretty decent vocab. So prepare for that--but it seems also to be purposeful in its parody of extravagant food writers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Stalking, Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Murder, Violence, Infidelity, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Death, and Death of parent

lycheejelly's review

dark funny reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cancer, Alcoholism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death of parent, Rape, Infidelity, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Blood, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Animal death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Medical content, Stalking, Outing, Body shaming, Classism, Incest, Biphobia, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders