Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

75 reviews

kazik's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Stalking, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual content

mariacalvo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

km_loves_books's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abandonment

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

2.0

This slogged on for the first 140 pages and I almost DNF'd a bunch of times. This was, for the most part, so boring that I wanted to cry. It hit its stride *sort of* toward the middle and end, but God, these characters were flat, the perpetrator of the murders was too predictable for me (though, to the book's credit, the reasoning behind it was not). One thing I did really like was the incorporation of literature and Greek Mythology in the narrative, but Overall, this really felt like a waste of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infertility, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Self harm and Xenophobia

scbarr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Loved the atmosphere and the writing style of the book. There is a twist which I don’t know was completely necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, and Self harm

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

iamaemmafan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Violence

meadow_witching's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Self harm

aargot1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

adelal's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Self harm, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Drug use

haleyreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, and Infertility