Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith

10 reviews

ksilvio's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Alcohol, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Moderate: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Blood, Grief, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Trafficking

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Grief, Alcoholism, Addiction, Biphobia, Body horror, Gun violence, Suicide, Miscarriage, Self harm, Torture, Trafficking, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Slavery, Stalking, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Excrement, Ableism, Violence, and Bullying

There’s murder, sexual coercion and assault on underaged and of age characters mentioned and suggested. There’s drowning, confinement in tight, restrictive spaces, there’s mental and physical manipulation and torture. There’s hired hit men and lurkers. The plot has to do with a controversial cult that uses a lot of cultural appropriation of Asian religions and philosophies in the cult’s supposed doctrine. There are also scenes and depictions of endangering small children’s welfare. Cult characters assault female characters quite obviously as well. There are characters with mental and physical health problems. There’s suicide and murder. Look at the triggers.

vesperwae's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I think I loved this one best in the series, even though the writer is an awful person. I keep getting back to their work, a literal guilty pleasure 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

magicsarah's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Gun violence, Rape, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Violence, Homophobia, Child death, Dementia, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Sexual assault, Slavery, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Suicide

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Classism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Death of parent

alexishp23's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Grief, Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Suicide, Gaslighting, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Torture, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Abortion, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, and Cursing

Moderate: Dementia and Cancer

justbrett's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Dementia, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Trafficking

keegan85's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

3.75

So. Many. Words!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, and Misogyny

wifeslife's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Self harm, Cancer, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Death, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicide, Sexual assault, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

bonnie92's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

madelaney's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Confinement, Addiction, Grief, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, Murder, Drug use, Violence, Death, Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Child death, Self harm, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Cancer, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Miscarriage, and Mental illness