Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

71 reviews

amyreh's review

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Mental illness

kat1105's review

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism

kaaaaaaaa's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This audiobook is six and a half hours long and I swear at least an hour of it is Feyre angsting over spending money while poor faerie war orphans starve in poor faerie Africa or whatever. Very "do they know it's Christmas".

Tbh, I consider banter to be one of SJM's strongest suits, so this is a pretty strong entry into the canon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, War, and Alcohol

Minor: Dysphoria

If you have holiday trauma/a strained relationship with your family, this might bring up some stuff. Also, two of the characters are hella depressed.

desana75's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder

rosiem1998's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Confinement

katierosecrane's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is just the book the series needed after A Court of Wings and Ruin. Through this holiday experience we are able to relax and find comfort in the characters healing process. That is not to say raw emotions aren't shown.

Nesta especially is struggling with her mental health.

I loved the juxtaposition this book showed. No fighting, not much political scheming, just people who love each other trying to piece together their fallen world.

Also bonus points for the multiple perspectives, including everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

picaresquedreamer's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship

kschupner's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense fast-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

3.25

did not expect the nesta

alcoholism

arc like. at all. but otherwise i loved seeing the group in a cute christmas-y setting, exchanging gifts and drinking wine deep into the night. although i do understand that nesta is healing from the Literal War she never wished to be a part of i didn’t feel like it made a lot of sense to be so distant from her sisters, especially after their father’s death. other things i liked: feyre’s eye tattoos being changed to match the velaris crest was SO heartwarming!!!! elain and azriel interactions are so gentle i love them!!! and the cake she made feyre for her birthday 🥹!!! also the sex scene towards the end 🫣🥵 but what i loved most is feyre

becoming an art teacher for young fae struggling after the war

it’s so good to see her healing in that way and showing others to do the same. so excited to

meet their kid in the next book

<3

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment and Alcoholism

one of the character’s arcs throughout this short book deals with alcoholism in a mild way; they distance themselves for the majority of the book, hence the abandonment tag

jascahue's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

This book was not my favorite. I think I could have done without reading this book. Only a small portion of this book was needed for the transition into the next book in the series. The rest of it felt like filler material. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Sexism, Mental illness, Alcoholism, War, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Violence

barbarianmissy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

Did I go into this novella thinking it was a Christmas story? Absolutely not. 

Did I live for it? Absolutely. 

Was it the most draw dropping, crazy, thrill ride? No. 

Was it cute and sweet and wholesome? Yes, yes it was 🥹

Not ready to be done this series after ACOSF 😭

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Grief