Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Where You End by Abbott Kahler

2 reviews

katie_thrives's review

dark mysterious tense

3.0

This was a weird one. The premise is fascinating and had me hooked and reading quickly. Do I love where it went? Not really? I had some ideas for where this would go and I feel like I’m disappointed in the reality of the storyline. It just didn’t hit like I wanted it to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

curiouser_books's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What I loved: First, I was SO drawn to the cover. Seriously. I have a thing for creepy rabbits now I guess. Second, this was thrilling from the first page. There was no time to get into the story, I was in it from the first second. There were all these moments when I was like "oh, this is what's happening" only to have another twist that kept me guessing.

What I didn't love: so I clearly need more experience with this genre, but I feel like the ending isn't the best part. Getting there is the best part, but the ending isn't that awesome. Like it was, but the possibilities were almost better than what happened. I feel like this every time I read a thriller, it isn't just this one. It's like when the mysteries of the island on Lost were finally revealed it maybe wasn't as good as all the theories. Maybe it's a sign of a good author to provide so many possibilities. Maybe it's a sign I need more experience with the genre.

Who I'm recommending this to: I hesitate to recommend books in genres I'm inexperienced with, but I loved this, I think other people will too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

In the past, the adult characters were a part of a cult as children. During that time there were "photos" taken of them that as children they were uncomfortable with and as adults they are not mentally well as a result of. It isn't talked about explicitly, but in an artistic way because the main characters don't like to think about it, even if it is the catalyst for what happens in the book.