Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare

87 reviews

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5

I'm torn about this one because I still think the books in this particular series could use some serious editing (like most of Cassie's later books), but I think she has a knack for writing relationships. Particularly relationships that never go the way you want them to. So much pining!

There's a lot to be straightened out in the last book in this trilogy, and you know I will definitely be reading it. Even though it just feels like these books just keep getting longer and longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

bani's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent

gewrgia_lightwood's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

sunsetcity's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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

So... I will be the first to admit that this book is probably way too long. This book focuses a lot on character development and feelings so there is not a lot of forward movement in the actual plot until the last third of the book. But I really love the characters in this book and I was invested in their struggles and strife, so I didn't mind the slower pace. I still love Matthew and I am so excited to see how this wraps up in the next book with the new developments and the places our characters left off at the end of this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

danaleelin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

elisa216's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

spoiler (not really): the pining and yearning and unrequited love have all reached a new level in this book

do I think Cassandra Clare's creativity peaked when she wrote The Infernal Devices and The Dark Artifices? yes
will I in spite of some characters being shallow and repetitive and the plot a mere repetition of other stories keep on reading every new trilogy she publishes? also yes

but love is not always a lightning bolt, is it? sometimes it is a creeping vine. it grows slowly until suddenly it is all that there is in the world. 
:(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcoholism

alethebookgirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

georgiee_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

albon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

noelanig's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Child abuse