Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

11 reviews

lenteja_virtual's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-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

5.0

Absolutely GOLDEN from the begining to the end ✨ my fav. novel of abercrombie till now. All characters are fantastic and the story and its plot twist are just 🤌🏻✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism

downtowndaly'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Alcohol, Violence, Alcoholism, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Drug use, Incest, Torture, and Rape

chungledown_bim's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Ugh, wonderful. Hilarious, bloody, inspiring... watching characters overcome crippling adversity to return as immediately as possible to the problematic behaviour that set their adversity in action to begin with? *chef kiss* Just about the perfect book for me, no notes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Body horror, Colonisation, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Incest

da3m0nic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, Cursing, War, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Medical trauma, Torture, Alcoholism, Genocide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Misogyny, Confinement, and Incest

jenny_readss's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Violence

iono's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Incest and Sexual content

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

Simultaneously THE ABSOLUTE SHIT and a little problematic. I have a weak spot for ol' Joe and I am so happy to be back in The First Law. Monza is the Grand Duchess of my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Incest, and Alcoholism

Minor: Homophobia and Misogyny

narsere's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad 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: Addiction, Body horror, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Alcoholism, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Incest and Cannibalism

scylla87's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

Dark and hilarious from pretty much the start, this book is a great continuation of The First Law trilogy. A lot happened in this book, and occasionally it began to drag a little bit. There could have been an opportunity to dive this into more than one book, but I am glad that Abercrombie chose not to do so. There were some things that could have been expanded upon had there been more than one book, but stretching out the story would have made the slow parts all the more difficult to get through.

Of course, Nicomo Cosca was the best character in this book. From the moment he came back onto the scene the book got all the more better. Absolutely everything he did and said was amazing. I look forward to seeing what happens to him next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Incest

ilereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

5.0

L'ho addirittura preferito alla trilogia della Prima Legge. Una sorte di Conte di Montecristo versione grimdark fantasy. La combinazione di umorismo e violenza è geniale e rende il libro avvincente e scorrevolissimo. I personaggi sono tutti grigi, complessi e moralmente molto discutibili; li ho amati tutti, in particolare Brivido ma anche la protagonista Monza mi è piaciuta molto. È pieno di tradimenti e colpi di scena fino all'ultima pagina. Una vera bomba.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

Minor: Incest