Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson

8 reviews

pollycocktail's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Drug abuse, and Racism

lexcellent's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

mlewis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Xenophobia, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident and War

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I only finished this book due to a reading challenge and having nothing else to listen to at work. Why did everyone wanna fuck the protagonist so bad? T_T

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Torture, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, and Trafficking

A main character is a little person who is always called, even by the narration, "the dw*rf" and occasionally "the m*dget." Explicit whorephobia, including the mass murder of full-service sex workers.

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Slavery, and Trafficking

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ripxreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

literaryliaisons's review against another edition

3.5

The Boatman's Daughter is a case study in Southern gothic atmosphere, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Set in the uncomfortably humid yet lush backwaters / "bottoms" of the Alabama bayou, this horror-dark fantasy hybrid weaves Russian folklore and bog witchcraft with the mundane evils of mankind. I had high hopes for this story, and for the most part I enjoyed the read! I am definitely a fan of Davidson's descriptive and borderline lyrical style.

If you enjoy the "Southern gothic" aesthetic, or if you enjoy reading about traditional witchcraft (think less Harry Potter and more bog witches in scary swamp shacks), then you should absolutely pick up The Boatman's Daughter. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, which had a great mixture of lush descriptions of the bayou setting with compelling characters and an action-packed story arc.

However, be mindful of some TW content, namely (brief) mentions of r*pe/sexual assault, forced drug use, and a few scenes featuring brief but graphic violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence