Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Icarus by K. Ancrum

22 reviews

aelis_'s review

dark emotional

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Cancer

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction

katiechasingchapters's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse

emmabean30's review

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Drug abuse

lycanslament's review

dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

This book was genuinely gorgeous, I was hooked instantly. The pacing feels exactly like flying and falling from the sky and it's exhilarating. The characters are complex and feel human, and you end up cheering them on as you read.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

agentmozell's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book more than I thought I was going to. I was worried seeing it kinda poem style since I haven’t had much luck with poem style stories before, but this one was so addicting to me!

I loved that it wasn’t a straight up retelling of the myth and that the author took a lot of liberties with everything. I really loved him realizing the abusive situation he was in and how the author depicted him being unable to truly leave. I loved seeing him interact with the others and make some genuine friends. 

“I had to learn how to hug from my friends!”

That hit me so hard and I almost started crying at that. 

Icarus and Helios’ relationship was so cute and I would love to see another book with them in the future. Hell, I’d take a short story too! I want to see them work through each others traumas and I need more cute supportiveness from each other, Celestina and Luca (who are the bestest friends?!).

Just, this book itched what I needed. I didn’t know I was missing anything until this book came along. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Drug abuse

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

I actually haven't read a K. Ancrum book before this, but perhaps now I'll go back and check out her backlist because I basically listened to this entire book in one sitting. A modern re-imagining of the Icarus myth with an art thief twist, I was hooked from the beginning.

There is so much emotion in this book; at it's core, it's about Icarus learning to let people in and lean on them when he needs help. His and Helios' relationship is raw and emotional and definitely one of the strongest aspects of the books. But so are the friendships that Icarus makes with Luca and Celestina. Icarus goes through it in this book, and shows that it is okay to be vulnerable at times.

If you like Greek mythology inspired books, I'd definitely recommend checking this one out!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Addiction

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, and Drug use

quinnyquinnquinn's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

stormeno's review

emotional hopeful 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

arcadiabaes's review

emotional hopeful tense medium-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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Violence