Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

5 reviews

o_mcg318's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Cursing and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicide and Addiction

coinmanatee's review

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.5

Its... Okay. I don't know if its the YA nonsense Im objecting to or not. If it is... then this book is great if you like faery bullshit set in Toronto.

Otherwise, I'm disappointed, I suppose. I feel like its 500 pages of set up for something that might not happen for another thousand pages or more? If I knew for definite it was only a two parter Id be more accepting, but for Reasons I suspect itll be more and I do not have the patience for that.

The worldbuilding was not exactly creative. It felt more like it smushed basic tropes together and I found myself skimming through a lot of description because I already knew what things would look like, or smell, or geel, because it was exactly like every other faery book in the world. 

I will say the character voices are good and I do very much enjoy Nausicaas existence and mindset. 
Could have done without the romance. (I dont trust any of these children to have healthy romantic attachments) but the attraction was well written and fairly believable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death

Minor: Addiction

fionaisbored's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Addiction, Violence, Murder, and Gore

hannahwhiteyy's review

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a really good book! Written by a queer author, the book showcased a beautiful diversity of gender, sexuality and race. It was slow-paced in the beginning, which I didn’t love - hence the 4 stars. By the middle and end, I was truly engaged and genuinely related to each of the main characters. Worth the hype, but be careful of the content warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

irlchaosdemon's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexism and Misogyny