Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody

8 reviews

mairi99's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, Death, and Drug use

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Vomit

ali_k0's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

I usually don't enjoy mysterys but this book did it for me! The pace was slower than I prefer, but it kicked up enough that it kept me on its hook. 

The characters were fun, their motivations unique. The world building of the City of Sin is unlike anything I've seen before. The world felt so alive it was as if it was breathing off the page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Slavery and Drug use

riflelizards's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Death of parent, Violence, Alcohol, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, War, Torture, and Pedophilia

sarah_cameron's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

A very exciting book with an intriguing,  diverse, and morally grey cast of characters. A unique take on a magic-based world that felt incredibly real. Can’t wait to dive into the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Vomit

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think that the world was super interesting and the search for Lourdes was a great way to introduce many different aspects of the city. Having said that, I think there were some instances of overly flowery language that felt a little forced, and the pseudo-romantic relationship evolved far too quickly. The world was great, but the secondary characters weren't nearly as developed as they should have been. I hope that gets rectified in the rest of the trilogy.

One thing that I don't know if I will ever get over, however, is the use of 'mucking' as a swear word. It took me out of the book every time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Police brutality

pitschi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Pedophilia, Vomit, and Drug use

li_ar_t's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Violence

blulu's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence