Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

32 reviews

jazzle_dazzle's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, War, and Murder

hubbahug's review

adventurous dark reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

nokvi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

As per usual, I give YA books more leniency in rating. Also is everyone in this book queer????? 

Natasha girl that last 30%... SISTER I ATE THAT UP. 

Like the tonal shift from the first book and this one is sort of jarring not going to lie. And it's not to say the premise isn't there, these girls are going from sexual oppression to fighting a war and tyranny. As such the tone should have been maintained but we jump from the consequences of war to dick jokes. Some of the books conflicts didn't even need to occur but sister that last 30 percent and how it ended??? I might as well finish the trilogy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Death

Minor: Alcoholism

teddy_books's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Slavery, War, and Murder

anais201717's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

Aaaaah I can't with the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

aubreyprobably's review

adventurous mysterious tense slow-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

4.75

It's a great sequel that delves into the complexities of morality and relationships in the midst of a war.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism

dokushoka's review

adventurous dark reflective tense slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, War, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Outing, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

alexreadsboooks's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism and Torture

annemariemulksibb's review against another edition

adventurous sad 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

I enjoyed getting to meet new characters and imagine the different demon forms. I liked that the plot was complicated, not difficult to understand but unpredictable. I especially appreciated how Ngan shows the characters messily grappling with trauma. 

RIP Bo :(

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism

brigid_reads_romance's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Violence, War, and Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Pedophilia