Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Republika smoka by R.F. Kuang

497 reviews

chickenmidwife's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

crystalsbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

5.0

it’s been a long time since a book was capable of making me laugh, gasp and cry. r.f. kuang you’ve outdone yourself once again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Genocide, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

isaksen167's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Nothing good happens to Rin 
It’s really sad but I can’t stop reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Genocide, Rape, Violence, Blood, and War

saturnsheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Rape and Self harm

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Torture

chlschn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

mysamcatfan's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-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

Sring Venka, daría mi vida por ti
Chinga tu madre Rebeca Kuang (affectionate)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Vomit

entityj's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Rape, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

honipoems's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

so intense how can I save them 😭😭 pls my heart is dying after each death

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

arthurianbromance's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, and Gore