Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

51 reviews

stephmgray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The un-lovableness of the characters is what makes this work. A brilliant book with lots of twists and turns that keep you on your toes.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

hannahelizza556's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was a really great book. It had suspense, short chapters which made me want to keep reading. at first, I was wondering how this book would unfold - Alison's high powered job mixed in with her extramarital activities, keeping a family and drinking too much. Alison has been given her first murder trial but it isn't quite what she's expecting...  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Blood, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape

kathryn_a's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

sorcha's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Suicide, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Stalking, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Infertility

zoebill96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

katie_may07's review

dark mysterious medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide

natashajade's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The writing was sloppy and pretty badly done, yet the plot and realness of the characters made it so enjoyable I couldn't book the down. Finished within 24 hours. Amazing twist (an incredibly twisted one at that) at the end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

vennieelanadventures's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, and Blood

Minor: Vomit and Trafficking

antoniarachael28's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

christina_h's review

Just an annoying main character and a pathetic excuse for a human being. she is not the badass woman I was promised, she begs for attention from a man who is self-absorbed and ignorant and while she doesn't want to hurt her family life she thinks that offering to help the dishes is enough to somehow piece her relationship back at home all the while neglecting her daughter. Not to mention she does some disgusting things in the book that just demeans the character even more for me. For those who enjoy realistic contemporary accounts, this could be for you but unfortunately, while i understand the struggle, I just couldn't relate to her choices in life as it was her choices that she made that affected her life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism