Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

74 reviews

isabell's review

challenging hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Dementia, Rape, and Cursing

keeganrb's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse

mysterymom40's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Classism and Homophobia

stephcooke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Dementia, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

laurissadevol's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cursing, and Grief

chelle22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

redefiningrachel's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Addiction, Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Fatphobia

rollersnakes's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.0

I gave a 2.5 initially for indifference, but a couple issues left it at a 2. When I explain the book to people, I find myself getting very frustrated at the book. 

There’s also a plot point where she’s 16 and dating someone in their late 20s, there is no resolution to this and it made me very uncomfortable that she never faces consequences for lying to him about her age and he never finds out he’s been sleeping with a 16 year old. I felt like I was being gaslit this entire section and I was waiting for the book to fix the situation, and it never happened. 

I could not understand why every character immediately loved the main character. Sure she’s likable, but to the point of several people begging her to move in rent free? 

I liked how it ended but I hate that it took so much repetition before that to get there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

alyeebean's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Physical abuse

lindseybowers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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

3.75

i really loved part 1 of the story. April (I feel like this is an overused name in fiction but maybe not ) is a dumb 16 year old who makes dumb 16 year old decisions. I enjoyed the characters she met, and how she was able to find herself and find love amongst people in Ithaca.

What I didn't love... was that she was sleeping with someone in their late 20s. I am 30... I can spot a 16 year old from 10 miles away. Absolutely not. 

How old was Robert? He owned a restaurant and a bar... buddy was closer to 40 than 19. So I'm sorry but the age gap relationships were not doing it for me.

I think the story did get slightly repetitive and the middle felt exhausting, but i still enjoyed the journey i was on with April. 

I did sob at the end, and the whole time I just wanted April to stop acting a fool.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship