Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

73 reviews

grassygale's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious

4.5

Very cool vampirific type of story. Might be difficult for some readers. I think if I had read this (instead of the audiobook), I would probably classify it more as a horror book, and probably would have had a more difficult time with different scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, Violence, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

arialien's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Rape, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Trafficking, Violence, Gore, Bullying, Sexism, and Body horror

queenneehola's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Rape and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol, Torture, Grief, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Cursing

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Violence, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexism, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Acephobia/Arophobia, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infertility, Trafficking, and Slavery

Minor: Medical content, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

troubleintandem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Alcohol, Child death, and Confinement

hazel_oat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Rape, Torture, Gore, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia

gnomeguy1138's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Sexual violence, Death, Slavery, Alcohol, and Car accident

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexism, Violence, Gore, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Abandonment, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Alcoholism, Medical content, Alcohol, Car accident, Torture, Drug use, Addiction, and Infertility

Minor: Racism, Pedophilia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Homophobia, Vomit, Child death, and Trafficking

esme_may's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Sexism, Alcohol, Gore, Violence, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child abuse, Acephobia/Arophobia, Gun violence, and Rape

Minor: Trafficking, Homophobia, and Incest

booknerd_therapist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Murder, Body horror, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts