Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

58 reviews

vercopaanir's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

I liked this one even better than Six of Crows.  I was hooked from the beginning, the middle was action-packed, and the ending was satisfying without giving everything away.  Not in an “up for interpretation” sense, but more like a “leaving things open for potential future stories” sense.  Also great for fanfiction.  I love the characters in this duology and the nods to other Grishaverse characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Death, and Trafficking

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Kidnapping

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Trafficking, and Drug abuse

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

busra425's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse

josiee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Drug use, Racism, Rape, Blood, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Abandonment, Classism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

mmoran22's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Slavery and Trafficking

johns6ka's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: War, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Genocide

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Ableism, Child death, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Death of parent

riverlasol's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

OH MY GOD. I have no way to actually say this other than I am wrecked. I’ve never sobbed over a book…until today. I’ve cried but never SOBBED like I did for this ending. I took my time with this duology despite how addictive it is (mostly cuz school ugh) but that also meant I really got the sit with these characters and at this point, they just mean so much to me. I loved how sharp this book was, how witty and clever, the moments of levity were perfectly placed and the moments of sadness, of human desperation, of human love, they were all so powerful. I know this is a popular book and that it isn’t perfect (no book is) but it really is one of my favorite things I have read and it was more than a little life changing for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Violence

Moderate: Ableism and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, War, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Trafficking

fronk10's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

A really good sequel, the cast of characters still wonderfully intelligent and devious. Just a TAD too jumpy in plot for me, a lot of twists to the schemes that (though they came together wonderfully) were a little too short. Still an excellent book though, and would highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Death

dkaps's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Ableism, and Addiction

Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, War, Drug use, Alcohol, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Slavery, and Torture