Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

67 reviews

bugaboobear's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

This story really touched my heart. I grew to love all the characters as I read and I was rooting for them all throughout the book. I enjoyed the twists. I guessed one of them early but it was still a fun reveal. I really recommend this as a sort of sad cozy book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Child death, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Grief

laffi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad slow-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: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Rape, Abandonment, Child death, Gaslighting, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

nym1013's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

ckreads28's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

This book!!! Now while I normally don't like a slow paced book in summer, I adore books with back story, throw in mystery, feels, magical realism, mental health representation, with retellings and you have my heart!

There are themes that you will want to be careful of but with the rate of bullying increasing with social media now. I think this is something that is so important to read. 

The plot twists were ones that I got a feeling about but couldn't even guess until the last moment. Now as this was a translation to english as always there were some flaws but not enough to jerk you out. I will be shoving this book on everyone and getting my own copies soon. I cannot wait for the movie adaptation and am so glad this book was written!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Violence, and Sexual assault

jojibear's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

bluberrybooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Fatphobia

ghostnaps's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

My first thought upon finishing was wondering how soon I should reread or watch the movie! This was such a lovely tale. I enjoyed the mix of tackling realistic issues with more fantasy elements. The cast is wonderful, and it’s great that not only do we get to see development for all of them, but there is care taken to establish other relationships between them & not just with the main character. While the primary plot twist is predictable,  I didn’t see some of the others coming which left me pleasantly surprised. While it’s an emotional read, I definitely recommend it for a  heartwarming story about friendships.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Adult/minor relationship

ko_o's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-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

4.0

I was thinking that it would make a beautiful animated movie and it turns out there is an animated movie coming in summer 2023. Rooting for these kids 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual harassment

soupsoupsoup's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, and Child death

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent