Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey

3 reviews

rini's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, and Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Colonisation, Drug abuse, and Forced institutionalization

amalyndb's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

Keep in mind this was published in 1995 and is the first of the Elemental Masters novels. Keep in mind the content warning tags.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

I feel like i forgot to tag something. The trafficking, torture, sexual violence and drug abuse aren't conversational fodder between characters, but the doings of one the three main point of view characters. He delights in it and it felt very off-putting, having read the more recent works in the series before ever reading this. Also, this was published in 1995.

aishablake's review

dark relaxing slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, and Racism

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Blood