Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Lá, Onde o Vento Chora by Delia Owens

105 reviews

jessicohen15's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

A great read but I did hop on the bandwagon to make sure I finished the book before seeing the movie sunday! I loved the characters, the emotion, the drama, and yet the beautiful simplicity of it all

but wtf I didn’t think she actually killed chase I’ll be interested to see what the movie does w that I always thought Tate did it in an act of love for Kya??

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Classism, Confinement, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

megan_bbender's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Beginning: 2 stars
Middle: 4.5 stars
End: 2 stars

I can't really decide how to rate this book. I feel like I really enjoyed it for the most part however I feel like 2 stars is to low but 4 stars is to high. There were parts of the book that were definitely more enjoyable than others. I really started enjoying it around 50% but started enjoying it less again around 80%. It was a super slow start but a super easy read overall. 

I really liked how the author described the marsh and I loved Kya's character. The writing felt very abrupt, almost anyone could have written it. I also found it was very predictable but with that being said I loved how everything unfolded. 

There was a main plot, but I felt like it never went anywhere. There was a certain point in the book where everything just came to a stop and slowly moved forward. The ending was very, very rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent

sabmanosa's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

Wow, this is easily the best book I’ve read this year. Everything about the way it was written, to the characters kept me sucked in. The descriptions of the marsh were so beautiful and made me feel like I was there. Kya is such an interesting, gentle, strange character and she reminds me of an innocence I haven’t felt in a while. I wish I had better words to describe how this book made me feel (against my will) all the feelings. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Racism

amethystbutterfly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Addiction

olaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

tsfolklore's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Physical abuse, Bullying, Rape, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Racism

theperksofbeingbabs's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Slavery

laurajgx's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Addiction, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Physical abuse, War, Stalking, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

isabellarob73's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I see why this book is so popular. Rich with imagery, page-turning chapters, and a fascinating main character. I loved part 1, especially because it was based so heavily in the nature / survival aspect of the book. Part two was less enjoyable, but I’m also not someone super into law/court stuff. The ending is very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility and Adult/minor relationship

missmakaela's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse