Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala

9 reviews

things100's review

mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Another great book from the tita Rosie’s kitchen mysteries series where finally our fmc chooses a love interest and we find out what’s going on with the shady palms winery 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

lmcarr0314's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

I enjoyed this book. Just like the other two they were enjoyable reads for me

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction and Murder

agnesjlopez's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Grief, Infidelity, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

caseythereader's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

auudrey's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide attempt and Addiction

anntharai's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Still on my insta-buy author list, I love everything about this series and always finish the book hungrier than I started. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Infidelity, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Death, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

ashleycmms's review

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Violence and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide

pamshenanigans's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Despite my slight lukewarmness towards the second book Homicide and Halo-Halo, I was still pretty excited to jump into Blackmail and Bibingka. There is just something addictive about the “murder + food” type of cozy mystery that keeps me wanting seconds. 

However, I was a bit disappointed by this book. I was looking for the same charm that Arsenic and Adobo had, but this has a weak plot and a too-laughable plot twist/ending to boot. Am I still going to look forward to the next book of the series? Yes. 

Content warning from the author’s notes: substance abuse, gambling addiction, infidelity, emotional abuse, police corruption, family abandonment, physical violence, mentions of suicide

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment