Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Creature luminose by Shelby Van Pelt

61 reviews

wytherwytch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

Lovely, cozy, hopeful read or listen! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Addiction, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol

samburkhouse's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Suicide

emorine13's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Death of parent, and Suicide

sargasso_c's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Cancer, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Cursing

Minor: Pregnancy

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

A charmingly original debut with a Fredrik Backman vibe! Tova is an older woman who has lost her share of loved ones and, sometimes to her friends' dismay, copes by staying busy and applying Scandinavian stoicism. While staying busy at her cleaning job at the aquarium, she makes an unexpected friend — a surprisingly deft, gently humorous giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus. Observing what others may not,  Marcellus unlocks the mysteries of the past and opens the possibilities of the future. 

I loved Marcellus the first time I read this, but the audiobook version is so good that I fell even deeper for him on the second read/listen!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Child death, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Animal death, Cancer, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

enlamont's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

laheath's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Admittedly, I was skeptical about the premise of this book, but after continually seeing wonderful reviews, I gave in and I'm so glad I did! I loved the narration in the audiobook and would happily listen to a podcast by Marcellus, the octopus! I was immediately drawn into his predicament of being imprisoned at an aquarium. The friendship that developed between he and Tova, the cleaner, was so sweet, as was hers with Ethan, the Scottish town grocer. Enter Cameron, a 30 year-old who has never held on to a job and comes to town looking for his biological father after being raised by an aunt when his mother deserted him. The portrayal of small-town life in the Pacific Northwest was endearing and the themes of loss, grief, and aging tugged at my heart.  The story is somewhat predictable, but seeing how it all came together was a treat, even the emotional ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Cursing

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Drug abuse, Cancer, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Medical content, Confinement, Addiction, Chronic illness, Animal death, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.5

i have seen so many rave reviews for this book and at a book store i saw a signed copy and bought it. while the plot is pretty predictable, the story is so wholesome and satisfying. there are some darker themes but they are leveled out by one of the narrators of the story, an octopus. that really tied everything together and gave the story some more personality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Mental illness

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Death, and Pregnancy