Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

5 reviews

let_me_liv's review against another edition

4.25

dark hopeful informative reflective tense 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

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How does a fascist become a fascist? I guess we’ll never know! in this case, at least.  
I was of course disappointed in the main character’s choices throughout the novel, but that made her endearing. I understood her choices but wish she made different ones so badly, and it led to

her poor ending.

This book is so part-two-able but I really hope that never happens. Time travel books should just end. The logic of the time door can’t stand any further than it was explained so far lol. 
Also this was surprisingly gorey (haha Gore) so that’s something to keep in mind. Also Liz thanks for telling me this was a romance. I guess! I guess it was! But I also guess it was a historical contemporary romance magical realism action science fiction novel 
Whatever I am bitter about that ending.

They seemed so good.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Cannibalism

Minor: Infidelity

shubka's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism

afffectionatelime's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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: Yes

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I thought it was unique and really grabbed me, after I got to the halfway mark i really couldn't put it down. I've heard some valid criticism for it, but being the authors first full length, I have high hopes for her future works. Loved!     

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma

emilywemily6's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Eh. This book was SO SLOW that it made it hard to enjoy. And I was kind of disappointed by this book. The time travel science was very superficial and not well thought out, the romance lacked chemistry or tension so I couldn’t root for the couple, the sex scenes were awkward, and the main character was impersonal and bland. The anachronism of Graham and the other expats in the 21st century were interesting to read about but got a little old. I also felt unsatisfied with how this particular timeline turned out and the reasons why.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, Medical content

nicklybear's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Xenophobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, War