Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

36 reviews

ollie_again's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

maregred's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing

Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Violence

five_rats_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Eating disorder

immovabletype's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Confinement, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Blood, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

wanderingtales's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Death, and Medical content

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Torture

sydapel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

An absolutely decadent slow burn of a story that would make an excellent starting point for anyone looking to get into the adult fantasy genre (and doesn't care to read about millennia old fae marrying 18 year old women). The plot is simple yet compelling and the characters are immediately so loveable. I could talk for ages about the themes of duty, fealty and strength in this book, but I won't lie, the main appeal is the rich love story between Kadou and Evermer. It's unclear at this point whether there will be a sequel, but I want one so badly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

smasson13's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

It wasn't bad. But it wasn't good either. 

This story felt like a hundred threads being picked up at the authors convinience. As though nothing was quite fully explained, drawn out, or developed. 

A few things that I struggled with (potential spoilers head): 

1. What was the world building in this?? Did I miss a map that should have been there? Why was nothing ever explained? 

I'm still so confused about why they had weird powers in their world at all, none of that seemed to be helpful really. And because it wasn't developed well, the cute part with their door hinge bracelets just felt randomly added?? 

2. Lack of character development. Ooofff. This was rough. I felt like I didn't know anything about these characters, no deep back story, no emption, no depth. Like there was what, 2 sentences?? between Evermer and his mother? Even Melek got like stabbed and kidnapped but I know nothing about their character?

3. This plot was all over the place. The first 250 pages was slow! Then we had a good 100 page chunk that was interesting as they investigated. But the moment Evermer and Kadou hooked up, the plot magically got wrapped up with barely any effort or difficulty. Like just send the horse and capture the criminals, have a trial and be done. All within a few pages. Do we even know their sentence?? 

4. Sudden powerful and angry kink? What? 

I read it all, will not reread, but I did manage to get through it? 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Cursing, and Death of parent

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Blood, Self harm, Classism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Child abuse, Deportation, Medical content, and Death of parent

ninjamuse's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Murder, and Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts