Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Never King - broché - Tome 01 Cruels Garçons perdus by Nikki St. Crowe, Bénédicte Bernier

60 reviews

geekreate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

Consent isn't explicitly given by the main character for many scenes before they begin, but she does make it clear she's enjoying herself.

amberkaylynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sairastorm10's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.5

I genuinely feel that the idea for this book was a fantastic idea, but it was not executed right. I had high expectations and was very excited to read this book but I noticed the many character plots. The book is supposed to be dark but I think there is truly on two instances that I could say it got "dark". The smut is 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 if you liked Neon God's you'd probably enjoy this. BUT I felt like there was almost too much smut focused plot versus an actual story. And the whole Darlings always go mad, Winnie had one very small encounter with pain with Tilly and that was the end essentially. I guess as a fairy tale it's to be expected that there is always a goodIoutcome. I do know that there is a second book but I don't know if I'll read it. I was very disappointed with the execution of the first book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

jmacminn's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol

missmali's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

A quick fun, spicy read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol

golden_like_dior's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

prettynerdy3's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and War

bwake's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Alcohol

therensistance's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Alcohol

elena2000rr's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

The idea is brilliant and the subplots too and I love it. I like the smut that's not the problem but I think the book should have been longer and expand those plots a little more in depth so we can empathize even more with the characters (the twins are my favorites for now), also because the ideas are really interesting. I love the world building too. At the end of the day if youre looking for a short dark romance with good smut and don't care much about the plot you will enjoy the book.
Can wait for the second book to know more about the history and the characters!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing and Gore

Minor: Child abuse, Alcohol, and War