Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

8 reviews

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

I have no doubt that some of the story went over my head, what stood out most to me (besides the ending,  ofc) was that Leila would rather believe in an apocalypse than that she killed her family

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Blood, Cannibalism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Gore, Grief, and Mental illness

50shadesofrae's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Blood, Confinement, Child death, and Alcohol

levilore_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Wow. This book caught me by surprise as I normally don't read sci-fi or psychological horror. The pacing was well done, the way the story was told gripped me immediately, and the ending was satisfying in a way that makes me speechless. 

I was reminded of The Things They Carried and 28 Days Later while I read this, so if you like media similar to those then this book is for you. 

I'm surprised how much I feel and how little I have to say, another rarity for me. The shorter length was perfect for the story and I honestly wouldn't change anything about this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, War, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy and Car accident

dev921's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent

aidanactor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely mind blowing. I read it in one sitting and sat in silence for the next 20 minutes wrapping my head around it. It defies every expectation I had going into it, and every genre I could place on it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gun violence, Confinement, Violence, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Infertility

annamorgan27's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Alcohol, Suicide, Murder, Cannibalism, and Death

spooderman's review

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Self harm, Blood, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

grimdark_dad's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Violence