Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

3 reviews

chikyo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

madisonstarkov's review against another edition

3.5

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Death

lyd41's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark reflective 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

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I still really liked this book. No major downsides! It definitely could have been longer. This series really got me into political fantasy. As a final statement: I hope they all get some SERIOUS therapy after this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail