Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

All the Tides of Fate by Adalyn Grace

8 reviews

cozywithraven's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This was less enjoyable than the first. It had some really good parts, but I was left feeling incredibly unsatisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Violence

alexa_10505's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This was much darker than I am usually comfortable with, and until the last 75% I was annoyed with the writing. But something beautiful happened in the last 100 pages when it all fits together, and you felt like you were there, which for me was the first time I just fell into the book. It was very emotional for me, and I cannot remember a time when I laughed and deeply sobbed at the same time, never mind from a book! I will let both ideas be food for thought, but I cannot recommend this book to someone who hates slow character development or overcoming their struggles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Vomit, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, and Death

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

1.0

Meh. All the Stars and Teeth was better by far. All the Tides of Fate was unbearably predictable for such slow pacing. I wish Amora had been a stronger, more independent character, the whole depressed, not trusting anyone, literally anyone, is boring and totally reduces who she is in All the Stars & Teeth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny

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

4.25

better than the previous book, in this sequel we get to explore more of the islands and the types of magic which was something i really enjoyed, however i found the main character and the narration very irritating at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Alcohol, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism

Minor: Physical abuse and Sexual content

doodeedoda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

stormywolf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

 Audiobook Read by Natalie Naudus
Unabridged Length: 10.5 Hours
Listened at 2x Speed

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

Overall, a fine production that'll serve to get you through the story. As with most fantasy books, I always find it handy to have an audio pronouncing the foreign words, and this time is no different. No huge changes in the text, just a word added or dropped a couple times, probably in service to the flow. Still wish there were musical bits when its relevant to the story (like humming a shanty), but it's more uncommon to have them than not. So, maybe not one to hold up as a shining example of all that audiobooks could be, but a serviceable production that gets the job done and concludes the duology well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Dementia, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

malloryfitz's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Vomit