Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward

3 reviews

mrs_gale's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? No

4.75

Butch's story was more detailed and complex than I expected. Loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Murder, and Addiction

Minor: Child abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Dementia

pvbobrien's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Transphobia, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

Minor: Dementia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Police brutality

psydneigh's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This one went a little too heavy in the miscommunication trope for me to love. A lot of the tension between Butch and Marissa was just because they wouldn’t let each other finish their sentences and I got a bit tired of that. Overall though, still like the series and will continue to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt