Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers

7 reviews

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Confinement, Mental illness, Death, Alcoholism, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcohol, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Sexism

Minor: Blood, Incest, Miscarriage, Dementia, and Medical content

Several characters are described as "mad," including one encountered directly in the narrative. While her condition is never specified, she experiences auditory hallucinations and is killed while trying to murder the protagonist. The narrator attributes the violence to her illness.

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Confinement, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Police brutality, Classism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Animal death

Minor: Mental illness and Miscarriage

katieconrad's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Murder, Vomit, Miscarriage, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death and Incest

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Miscarriage, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, Police brutality, Confinement, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

erinoco's review

dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Sexism, Police brutality, and Incest

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Classism, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual content, Incest, and Suicide

laurajeangrace's review

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Mental illness, Confinement, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Incest