Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Circle by Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren

8 reviews

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

Minor: Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

pawprintedpages's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Drug use, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Homophobia

Minor: Eating disorder and Adult/minor relationship

nadiaherondale's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Re-read 'cause I was obsessed with this book as a teenager (I still have it at home) and realized I never finished the series, so I'm gonna give it a go. Still a great YA fantasy with a bit of mystery, it has always seemed to me as a pretty mature book given the audience it 's directed to. Some parts were predictable but it might be 'cause even if I haven't read it for years I still remember things 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Grief, Drug use, and Suicide

_claryreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Murder, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing

jodine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Murder, Bullying, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

avatas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Lesbophobia

maxreadssometimes's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Self harm, Murder, Homophobia, Drug use, Death, Bullying, Blood, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt