Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Watchers by A.M. Shine

10 reviews

menastarr's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child abuse, Animal death, and Alcohol

killmoore_'s review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this far more than I was expecting to, despite figuring out the big twist early on. It was well written, genuinely spooky at times (had me looking out my dark window multiple times, lol) and the characters were well flushed out. 

It read like an M. Night Shyamalan movie, so I'm excited to see the film when it comes out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Blood, and Death

cosmicpanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse

sonygaystation's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was so much fun omg. I loved the concept and it was so perfectly eerie. The pacing could’ve maaaybe been a little better but it didn’t really detract from my enjoyment at all. The ending left me wanting for a lot more though 😭 I’m so glad the yellow one existed in this universe, it was the sweetest touch and made me happy in moments that were really tense 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Stalking, and Body horror

Moderate: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Cancer

heartofhorrors's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Violence, and Alcohol

ilaxaria's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Stalking, Animal death, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

midnightrose_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Stalking, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Alcoholism

mrsovens's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A fantastically creepy, chilling story.  It's a great one of you want something thrilling without gore ir body horror.  I really love a modern book that adds in twists of folk lore. Some things in the plot you can see a mile off but it does not negate from the fantastic story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

xx_coco's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Violence

madarauchiha's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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The writing was lovely but a bit sparse, which I think works for the theme. I thought the characters were decently fleshed out for a horror story. A lot of times newer authors will simply make placeholders to kill off for shock value or sympathy points.

I did appreciate how

all the male characters died. Thank you for the self awareness about horror tropes.

I think this was refreshing to see in a horror novel.

I can't say I appreciated the ending. It disrupted the pacing and I thought it was abrupt in a good way, but perhaps not well executed. In a way that's kinda the whole book. It feels unintentionally off balance. There's plenty mystery about the main location, their daily life, but the how's and why's of the 'antagonist' is barely touched upon. I wish there was a little more information on the

faerie, monsters, changeling, whatever the hell was the creatures and WHY they were bound there and what was the doorway?

I finished the book thinking this was a duology or series, but I didn't notice such a thing mentioned. 

I wouldn't mind reading whatever the author publishes next. They are skilled enough to put together a cohesive story with an interesting, fairly unique folk tale twist.

content warnings
minor suicide, vomit, death

medium disordered eating themes?, alcohol use, addiction, death

major child abuse, body horror, abuse, unreality, 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Death, and Addiction

Minor: Vomit and Suicide