Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

54 reviews

obviousthings's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I really liked it, but I felt like it didn't quite come together at the end.

What exactly are the consequences of Adam's sacrifice, and the ley line being woken? His whole character arc was leading up to that, and during that scene I thought for sure he was going to be possessed by the spirit of Cabeswater or something, but it felt like... nothing happened? Neeve disappearing also felt odd and anticlimactic. I don't expect everything to be explained in the first book of a series, but it felt like that whole scene in the forest ultimately didn't affect anything much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child death, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

emohell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

so unbelievably upset that it took so long for me to read this. was only vaguely aware of it during its peak tumblr days, and if ANYONE had mentioned this is a fucking TREASURE HUNTING SERIES i would have devoured it YEARS AGO

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cursing, Child death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

ifoundcallie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Classism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Child death

Minor: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Ritual sacrifice, they dig up a grave to move someone’s bones, someone is trampled to death

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was quite fun! Not my absolute favorite but I did really appreciate the atmosphere and plot points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol and Death

Minor: Violence, Animal death, Gun violence, and Sexism

nevermoregothic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

zoiejanelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

i CANNOT believe i did not read this series sooner. holy moly. 

Stiefvater’s writing is so immersive, so poignant, so visceral. reading this reminded me why i loved the Shiver series so much, and compels me to read more of her work. 

not only is the writing style utterly gorgeous, but the pacing and intricate plots are just divine. i won’t say everything i’ve read so far has made total sense, but the way the sub-plots and characters arcs are interwoven kept me on my toes and invested the entire time. 

i had no idea Blue was the main character and i couldn’t be more pleased. she’s raw, and hilarious, and relatable, and i enjoy her POV the most. she is definitely the key to this whole mystery of Glendower and i am so excited to see the extent of her gift(s) in the rest of the series. 

i’m in love with Adam, with Ronan, and I WASN’T AT FIRST BUT NOW I AM IN LOVE WITH GANSEY. and of course, i adore Noah. i loved getting to know each of them and watching their individual stories unfold little by little throughout, seeing their motivations become clear and watching them start to grow, and i cannot wait to see where this marvelous, treacherous, magical treasure(ish) hunt takes them next. 

and here’s the deal. i despise love triangles. (there isn’t really one here [yet] but there is some complex teenage crushing happening) but oh my lord i am so invested and in love with Blue’s big Love Dilemma and i’m a total sucker for characters doing their damndest to fight destiny. 

i have tooooooo many things to say about this book, but all involve spoilers so i’ll just leave this here. 

incredible read, i am immediately moving on to the next book now!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Classism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Medical content, and Grief

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious

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

4.75

really can’t describe this book but i had the best time. the atmosphere is so intense and the characters are truly amazing; the last 10% of the book left me a little ??? so that’s that, really loved it tho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Classism, Alcohol, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny and Cursing

kazoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

firsf audio book I've finished, at times I did not love the narration but it forgot how much I loved this series, am I going to read rest of the series? highly probable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Gore, Body horror, and Classism

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Child death, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Violence

aivilo611's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Violence, and Death

Minor: Alcohol