Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Bird Eater by Ania Ahlborn

4 reviews

stardustvein's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Animal death, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, and Infidelity

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A beautiful look at mental illness and grief, Ania Ahlborn knocks it out of the park again. 

Although the ending felt rushed and, if I'm being honest, a bit predictable, The Bird Eater is a well written story of a haunting not only of a house, but a mind. 

-spoiler, kind of?-
Cheri is awful, and the way she pushed herself on Aaron (despite having not seen him in over 20 years) really irritated me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Animal death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

creepycrawlybookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

tatereads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Death, Body horror, Animal death, Gore, Car accident, and Alcohol