Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

91 reviews

meg_elyse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit, Addiction, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

praaliine's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I had decided to reread the cruel prince because i seem to have reawakened my taste for ya fantasy. the cruel prince was a fun read (just like it was the first time I read it 2 years ago). I’d like to say my standards have changed since then, nevertheless, it was still pretty good. I will say though, this book is more of ya political fantasy than it is an enemies to lovers story. Is there a notable enemies to frenemies to lovers subplot? yes. Yet, there’s more of faerie politics than anything else. But does the angst make me giggle and kick my feet like a teenage girl? yes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Gaslighting

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Classism, Bullying, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Slavery, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Infertility, Cursing, Child death, Miscarriage, Abandonment, and Body shaming

Minor: Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Incest

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

An excellent book about fantasy court politics and political intrigue. Our heroine is morally gray, but predominatly because of the impossible choices she is put into. I was hooked from start to finish and plan to bump the sequel up on my TBR. If this book was sold to you as an enemies to lovers romance please know this is very minor in the plot (which personally, I loved).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Infertility, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, and Addiction

a_islandcriptid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

princessrory's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Alcoholism, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Suicide, Drug use, Slavery, Grief, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Miscarriage, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, and Excrement

daisyofthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Alcohol, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use

becca_w_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Medical content, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Moderate: Abandonment, Incest, Child death, and Xenophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Vomit, and War

acogna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.25

Gripping, adventurous, and the fae here are unlike anything I've ever seen. Blows anything stereotypically YA fae-fantasy adjacent out of the water.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Drug use

sempiterne's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Blood, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use