Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

17 reviews

prairieraven's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

A book about the powerful elders and Aunties and community connection and the bonds between family and community. This is a beautiful and cryptically dark story about a Grief stricken young Créé Woman haunted by her dead sister, plagued by nightmares and followed by crows. She starts bringing objects from her dreams back to reality with her and she realizes she's in more trouble that she thought. The book is gripping, haunting and layered with connectivity with profound character growth.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Drug use, Murder, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

mikki_9's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Racism, Colonisation, Death, Addiction, and Alcohol

alexxrose's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Blood and Animal death

Minor: Colonisation, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Grief, Racism, Addiction, and Alcohol

earofthedog's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Colonisation and Alcohol

rainyreadss's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Alcohol

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I’m just going to be sitting here thinking about this book and its use of symbolism and language for the next 10-14 business days

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Racism

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Alcohol

glutenfreemaggie's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Blood, Murder, Vomit, Cancer, Cannibalism, Violence, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Abandonment, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism