Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

27 reviews

meagwhalen's review against another edition

dark relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

The story or premise was maybe less engaging than the Wolf and the Woodsman, but I thought the discussion of women was interesting—particularly for a fantasy book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

rubydeano_25's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Abandonment

may4la's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishplantmom's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed this. At first I felt like the social commentary was a bit on the nose but it grew on me as the story went along. I found the ending a smidge predictable but satisfying nevertheless. Some aspects of the story were a bit confusing towards the end. Generally a solid book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

mattiesgalaxy's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

terrastrial's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

not my favorite of hers, I liked the plot tho and the strength of connection formed between young women who've been preyed on by older men. The resilience that sparks when someone finds another that has suffered the same trauma and validates its reality. I do feel like Ava Reid built up a whole fantasy world with political strife and two warring countries and then placed this story inside it, I think the xenophobia was unnecessary but I may have missed something.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse

theresamothinmyroom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Medical content and Alcohol

hdoomk's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

I really thought I was going to love this book, and i really wanted to. 

Also the mentions of past sexual assault or the relationship with a professor was never fully explained. I don’t understand how the mc constantly referred to the trauma from it but never really explained how/what happened.

 

Also I felt the romance was purely physical attraction/lust and then a sex scene happens and they’re in love?? I really hoped they would’ve connected on an emotional level and then communicated their feelings rather than “professing their love” by sleeping with each other. 

and why was lanto’s name never capitalized? it was consistent throughout the entire book (at least my copy), so it wasn't a typo…

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

grayvie's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Minor: Child abuse and Death

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation