Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

30 reviews

helaenahightower's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

ya fantasy isn’t the genre i usually go to but i wanted to give this book a try because of all the praise i was reading and hearing. but what a disappointment. i knew i was stepping out of my comfort zone and i really tried to get into the atmosphere of the book but i couldn’t. i have been reading to book for a month and getting through it was honestly pretty hard. objectively, it’s engaging and it can be addictive but personally, i just couldn’t get into it. i hated most the characters even the ones we are supposed to appreciate. i found the main character pretty boring and even annoying at times, and while a flawed character isn’t inherently a bad-written one (obviously), i just couldn’t like her despite her flaws. i wasn’t rooting for jude and her motivations were pretty unclear to me. overall, my reading experience was boring. i get why people like it and i thought i would love the ennemies to lovers trope in this but it was not convincing enough for me. i wasn’t expecting to love this but i wasn’t expecting to hate this neither… i feel bad saying all of this because i’ve read worst novels and if i’m being objective it’s not terrible. however, i’m not giving up on ya fantasy because i used to love this genre earlier in my teenage years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Grief

lish_e's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

“If you hurt me, I wouldn't cry. I would hurt you back.” 

I wanted to read a nice fantasy story that was on the lighter site. And this book was.
The world building was good and not explained in one giant info dump. I also hadn’t read a lot of books with fae characters, so this was something new and fun.
But I don’t like Cardan...at all. Maybe this will change in the next book, but I’m not sure.
Jude on the other hand was an interesting character and I like to read more about her and her development. 

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse

quirkyhelma's review

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I love this frcking book!!!! If u haven’t read it then do it now. The plot is amazing, the characters aren’t flat and the most important thing: the aesthetic! So good

why did they only kiss once?!?!?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Homophobia, Drug abuse, and Drug use

molly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, and War

sarahsbookss'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

jub's review

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, and Murder

readingwithames's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment

natvcampos's review

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

erovelo's review

adventurous funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

wondereads13's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is a really well-planned book that kept me hooked from the first chapter. Jude is an amazing main character–it says a lot that most readers love her when the book's from her POV. Cardan's a little shit, thank god he gets character development, and if I see Taryn it's on sight. I loved the political intrigue and how faerie lore was incorporated into the plot. Quick note: if you came here for enemies-to-lovers, be aware that you're in it for the long haul

they still hate each other by the end of this book

. This is just a really great story with great characters and worldbuilding. Love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction