Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

67 reviews

violetbooklover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Colonisation

citrarowan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

I’ve been avoiding this book since it was published simply because I didn’t want their story to end. I’ve grown to love these characters so much and letting them go, well, it’s hard. I loved getting to know Adrian, who was a baby when the first and second book took place. And I loved getting to see Monty and Felicity back. I would’ve loved to see more of Percy, but this series is called the Montague Siblings for a reason! Oh, the ending HAD ME in tears, but happy ones! I really enjoyed this book and it was a great way for me to wrap up my August reads!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

livruther's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

possibly the best depiction of anxiety ive ever read. some of the lines were thoughts from my own head. the writing was also incredible. and i loved being with monty again <3 i would have loved to see percy and louisa’s reactions when they got back to london, but this was still pretty much perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery

clara_h39's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

This might be my favorite of the series. I didnt expect the third book to be such a time skip to Adrian but honestly it provides a lovely view into how the characters I previously fell in love with continued in their lives. Though I wish there was ten more books spanning the time skip. Adrian’s experience with mental illness is explored in detail and how it affects him on their daring adventure. At times the descriptions were very intense and I had to put down the book because it was too close to home, but overall it was a fantastic portrayal of anxiety disorders and OCD. I am so proud of Adrian and I really enjoyed watching him develop in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Slavery, Vomit, and Murder

katie0528's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

After the unexpected death of his mother, Adrian finds himself tracking down the source of a spyglass she had obsessed over before she died. The search leads him all over Europe and the African coast with two siblings he never knew he had, as he strugglings with crippling anxiety, intrustive thoughts, and obsessive behaviors, hoping finding answers will help him let his mother go and find peace in his own life. Personally, was my least favorite of the series, mainly because I wanted so much more of the older characters like Percy and Sim, but it is a satisfying conclusion to the series as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, and Suicide

Anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, series finale

themissyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

Its a swashbuckling adventure and the main characters mental health struggles so often resemble my own it made me feel So Seen and the way Adrians character progresses from beginning to end is so on point and hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Disordered eating, hallucinations, low self esteem, It Gets Better tho

luly_sc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious fast-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

I will miss the Montagues terribly. 

I was overjoyed to hear Adrian was getting his own book, since I wouldn't have assumed it was in the cards back when the first book was released. It took me a while to get this one, since I was waiting for a translation to be available as it had been for the previous too (I have the first one in two languages because why not), but I couldn't wait any longer to read what was in store for them here. 

There is always something so relatable and humane about every Montague. I related to Monty's first child syndrome, Felicity's identity and Adrian's experience with mental illness. I don't think I have been moved to tears with the other two as much as I have with this one, and reading Adrian's thoughts was very familiar to me. 

This one doesn't have as much of a direct line of adventure, the plot is there but feels more like a welcomed excuse to make the siblings come together, which maybe it is, all things considered. I actually wish I had even more chapters that were just them three being siblings, but it was Adrian's book first and foremost and I'm happy that was the case. 

I'm also very pleased with the fact that, even though there were romantic elements here and there, and Adrian is engaged at the start of the book (and flirts with another character as well), the main relationships developed in this one were the ones between Adrian and Monty and Adrian and Felicity. Even if Felicity didn't have a traditional relationship narrative because of her identity and boundaries (thank you so much Mackenzi Lee), she is somewhat thrust upon them here and there in the books by people who'd like to have an allo relationship with her

(I admit I would have liked a bit more insight into how the situation with Sim was being handled, I feel like it was too vague and I would have liked Felicity to be able to stand her ground and set her boundaries in a more clear way and not just hear her say 'sorry', since Monty and Percy got very clear development)

, so there is relationship stuff in her narrative still. For Adrian's book, that is not the main thing and I was so grateful for the refreshing turn of events that it is. 

I honestly don't think I can pick a favorite between the three books, now that I've read them all. Each of them has something particular that I love and the first person narrative is so distinct between the three and their personalities. All I know is that I will miss this series and these characters so much. It's been a series of amazing adventures and we've all come out different after them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism and Physical abuse

leonormsousa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

redroseses's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia and Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

evelynyle_88's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse