Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling

14 reviews

iksme's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Oh my god, the blood witch I guessed as soon as they were introduced. But the witch Hunter, OMG I did not see that coming. That plot twist had hands! But oh I loved this book, no one is who you think that are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia

neah's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.5

It was really slow in the beginning and then really fast at the end. I kept forgetting about characters. There are no POC at all. It got unnecessarily violent at the end. I did not like it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing and Alcohol

lucyselim's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I really don't know how to feel about this book. On the one hand I love the representation and the story is pretty decent, if somewhat predictable, but I also just felt something lacking. However, I know I would have loved this book more when I was a teenager. To conclude, whilst realising I am not in the target audience, I am still a little disappointed with this book overall, but I love the casual gayness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Torture

sarah_onyxartemis's review

emotional funny mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Stalking, and Torture