Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Yerba Buena: A Novel by Nina LaCour

48 reviews

dorakathryn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA SOBBING SOBBING SOBBING SOBBING the first chapter made me sob the last chapter made me sob several in between made me sob they're both so broken but so right

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism

biblioghoul's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

aellwy's review against another edition

challenging 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Homophobia, and Drug abuse

janicew9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Drug use, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death of parent

guatevr's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction

whattheelle's review against another edition

Seems like a really good and well written book, but i should have checked the content warnings. Had some heavy stuff that just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

bootsmom3's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Cancer

lacey_wi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Cancer, Abandonment, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Homophobia and Dementia

klutzykara's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I'll definitely check out some of Nina LaCour's other books, as I really liked the writing and characters in this one. Strong 4 rating. It's nice to enjoy a new, unique book after realizing I seem to have disliked a good amount of books so far this year lol. Keep in mind this is definitely more literary fiction/contemporary fiction with some heavy topics and romantic elements, not a "romance" or light book. I like reading stories like this, but others may not.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual content

jjreads331's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

2.0

The blurb on the cover called this "A love story for our times." I don't think that kind of lead in could be more misleading. I'm mad the cover is so beautiful since the book was deeply mid for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Child death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood