Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

37 reviews

tarantulagirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Torture, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Death of parent, Gore, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Incest, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Confinement

randeerebecca's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The ending had me screaming. Would NOT recommend to anyone who doesn’t like horror. Messed up and gory, but still a good storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Murder, Rape, Body horror, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death of parent, Incest, and Confinement

snowiceblackfruit77's review

dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Alcohol, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Addiction, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Kidnapping, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Vomit

hannxm's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

itsjustgrumpy's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Grim. Chews up your heart and spits it out. Then chews it up again. Some absolutely fantastic character work in this one! Just umm... check your Content Warnings...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Abandonment, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia and Cursing

robynmarisa_'s review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Torture, Animal death, and Incest

midnightgremlin's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

A good book and a quick read. Would pick up another book from the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Incest, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: War

pullingthorns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

This is so Ethel cain coded 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Animal death, Rape, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Confinement

Minor: War

chuckyinspace's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Incest, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Ableism, Vomit, and Misogyny

Minor: Pedophilia

themookintosh's review

challenging dark 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

5.0

Gobsmackingly awful and gut wrenching. Not for the the faint of heart but one of the most hopeless, true horror stories I have read in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Murder, Child death, Blood, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol