Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The House Witch by Delemhach

12 reviews

ravia14's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Child abuse

Minor: Violence, Child death, and Pregnancy

rosatyrs's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

jems_'s review against another edition

4.75

Okay, how do I describe this? I‘m honestly still a bit giddy after finishing this. It was funny, cozy and entertaining to read. Despite it being over 600 pages long, it still contained enough material to entertain me thoroughly. 

The characters were all unique and lovely and I came to love most of them a lot. The themes of home and food were heartwarming and mouthwatering respectively and I was just very happy to read this.

I love cozy witchy stories and this was just that, albeit having some points of tension and some more difficult topics in it.

Frankly, I knew I would like this book from the moment Kraken and Eric were introduced. I suppose I have a sweet spot for cats and sweet little children. 

There were points in this book where it might’ve felt a tiiiny bit too immature and the kind of miscommunication in it positively infuriated me towards the later parts of the book but none of that can justify me lowering my rating much more right now. I liked this far too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Miscarriage, and Alcoholism

Minor: Homophobia

emerentina's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Blood, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Addiction, Racial slurs, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: War

kmi's review against another edition

2.5

Popcorn-y but disappointing after reflection. Strong TW alcohol.

This book would have been so much better if the MC was a woman and the romance lesbian. Also if it had been a sober novel. It suffered a lot in my mind from fanfic syndrome, with POVs and chapters that seem to have nothing to do in the story but were there as if placed on a dare. There's an animal companion/familiar that is entirely useless. The MC has a stronger bond with the basil growing on his windowsill that with his cat that's supposed to be like a part of his soul! Also the cat POV are a bit insufferable and pointless, they absolutely don't advance the plot one bit. 
And finally, my biggest gripe: nothing happens outside of the constant scenes of drinking and drunk men. Alcohol has such a big role in this book, and so unchallenged, it's really uncomfortable. The main love interest is drinking vodka every hour it seems. Like, that's called alcoholism, and maybe if it was a conflict of the book I could understand? But this felt like the idea of alcohol as written by a 16yo who has never been in an alcohol-heavy environment. Would have deserved a huge TW in my opinion. Also the parts addressing the possibility of gay romance are super clunky.
Overall, quite disappointing...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment

jackieren's review

funny lighthearted slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Medical content, Murder, Vomit, War, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

torturedreadersdept's review

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Classism, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Miscarriage and Biphobia

k_bb's review

adventurous lighthearted

• 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? It's complicated

2.0

These are not good books. I suppose it does qualify as cozy fantasy, but the characters are flat, the plot lacks conviction and I felt that the humour intends to be more funny than it actually is. There are plenty problematic elements as well, but I can’t be bothered with an extensive review. If this weren’t on Kindle Unlimited I’d be very disappointed in spending money on it. I’ve read most of the second book too and it only gets worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Vomit, Classism, and Domestic abuse

wanderonwards's review

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

I loved the concept of a male domestic witch, especially one working as a royal cook! I'm also excited to see more slice-of-life, low stakes fantasy. However, this was originally webfic and it still reads like something that was written in installments rather than one cohesive narrative, and some chapters with different POVs really read like filler rather than building depth or advancing the plot. While the premise was wonderful, the novel would have benefited from more polishing and a sensitivity read for some problematic things. My biggest issues were with the supporting characters (of which many felt like caricatures rather than developed individuals) and the world building (which acknowledged that things like homophobia, sexism, and strict class divides were awful and shouldn't exist in the world...but then went ahead and included them anyway and didn't satisfactorily address them).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood

chrisljm's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

Really enjoyed the book when I first started reading, and the coziness it evoked, but it started feeling dragged out after half way. I think it could’ve been improved with less side stories and more investment in showing the romance develop. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Xenophobia, Stalking, Infertility, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Medical content, and Homophobia

Minor: War, Religious bigotry, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexual content