Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Darling by K. Ancrum

5 reviews

onemamareads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/darling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Murder, Gaslighting, Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Police brutality

foreverinastory's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Damn what a ride.

Rep: Black female MC with anxiety, asexual Russian male love interest, bisexual white female side character with PTSD, bisexual Chippewa female side character, achillean BIPOC male side characters, male side character with hearing aids, male side character with a prosthetic.

CWs: Adult/minor relationship (not sexual), alcohol consumption, blood, child abuse/neglect, death, gaslighting/extreme manipulation, emotional abuse, kidnapping, mental illness (anxiety/PTSD), murder, panic attacks, stalking, violence, toxic relationship. Moderate: acephobia, gun violence, injury/injury detail, police brutality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

writewithapendragon's review

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

solly's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I wouldn't consider this to be on the same emotional level as The Wicker King and The Weight of The Stars but it's still an excellent book with amazing character work and diversity, and K. Ancrum stays an autobuy author for me. 

It was a darker Peter Pan retelling that I'm used to, but I enjoyed it, the retelling is clearly recognizable in more ways than one, the contemporary setting doesn't detract from it, it's overall great. The tension is super present through the fear of all the traumatized characters. The plot can be a little weak and/or bonkers at times depending on how you look at it, but I'm a character-focused reader so it didn't bother me much. I wanted a longer epilogue though!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Murder and Adult/minor relationship

kirani's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Stalking