Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

5 reviews

inkysplodge's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Murder, Self harm, Death, Classism, and Cursing

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Blood, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Suicide, Vomit, Animal death, and Sexual content

amy14's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

moonchild_cos's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

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

Minor: Alcohol, Physical abuse, War, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Torture

keya_caivalur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Suicide attempt, Murder, Blood, Xenophobia, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Confinement, and Body horror

Moderate: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Mental illness, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Drug use, Chronic illness, Classism, Bullying, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, War, and Death of parent

farfetched's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

This book. I've been thinking about it since I started reading it, and it will stick with me for longer. I could have read it all at once, but I'm glad I didn't - it was great to stop and think about it, and think about it I definitely did. The twists caught me unawares but equally made sense - the longer you go on with this book you realise how complicated the characters are. I absolutely loved this book - I really want to go back and reread it, so I can see the foreshadowing. Lots of natural queer, POC, disabled and working class rep, the social themes were excellently handled, and the Blessings were used really well. Would recommend highly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Cursing, Grief, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

The main character is implied to be shamed about being fat/chubby by other characters, but is accepting of it themselves and fights back against it when it is raised in book.