Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

90 reviews

_annika__'s review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

kaseythefairy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Confinement, Vomit, Blood, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Body horror

x_l1v1ngd34db0y_x's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

This book was enthralling. It was a short read, and progresses quickly. I enjoyed the writing style but found some things quite repetitive. Breasts are mentioned in almost every chapter, and the same few phrases are repeated several times. Other than the pacing and weird obsession with breasts, I found this book engaging with a beautiful writing style and would recommend this to others that love a grim fairy tale. Check trigger warnings before reading as body horror tends to come up a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Cannibalism, Racism, Alcoholism, Grief, Body shaming, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Classism

jessmarticorena's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

This is a heavy, dark read. The characters are complicated and not altogether lovable, but individuals that you root for nonetheless. I admire the complexity of Marlinchen and the harshness and honesty of the narrative. This entire book is a twisted fairytale. There are frequent mentions of abuse and being in the mind of Marlinchen may be triggering for some people. I enjoyed the book, but it was just too heavy of a read for me at the time I read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Blood

chloenrogers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

A juicy, gothic tale. Herein lies an abundance of flesh, magic, ballet, and monsters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Eating disorder

freya_alex123's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Incest, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Self harm, Eating disorder, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

bookishvicky's review

4.75

So wonderfully weird and macabre!!! Literally couldn’t put it down. I love a book that gives me anxiety. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Antisemitism, Body shaming, Rape, and Alcoholism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Vomit

onthelam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

• 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: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Mental illness

gagereadsstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Colonisation and Death of parent

theatrealpaca's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual content