Reviews with content warning for Adult/minor relationship - The People We Keep

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The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

74 reviews

cc_shelflove's review against another edition

DNF @ 52%. I just can’t do it. I really struggled with the age and immaturity of our narrator, and I questioned multiple times whether this should have been labeled as Young Adult. A summary of the first 100 pages: she dropped out of high school, ran away from home, got a job at a coffee shop in her new city, and slept in some random guy’s bed. Cool. As I kept reading, she developed a relationship with a man twice her age. It was so gross and really gave me the ick. I felt like I was reading April’s diary and not a fully formed novel. No. 🤢

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katyannreads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective

4.5

“We have the people we get to keep, who won’t ever let us go. And that’s the most important part.”

WOW this book was good. It’s not the typical genre I read, but I am glad I picked it up. An amazing story of healing from relational trauma and creating your own family. A girl going through life just wanting to matter.

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vanillacomoro's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

1.5

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racbuckallew's review against another edition

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funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is so incredibly sweet. It is worth it to stay until the end—and you’ll probably cry.

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ennzito24's review against another edition

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The age gap relationship was too weird for me to continue any further.

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camilouwho's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-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

3.0

I enjoyed the characters but think this story would have worked just as well if April was aged up in the beginning and could have avoided an unnecessary minor/adult relationship. The author got a lot right about a traumatized young adult’s choices and how they might handle things but I just didn’t care for the way she romanticized some of those choices.

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