Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Yerba Buena: A Novel by Nina LaCour

83 reviews

casdelvo's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Addiction

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

a solid 4 🌟 - I enjoyed it but it wasn’t perfect. I wish that emilie and sarah’s pasts were more fleshed out

(specifically with the drug plotline in sarah’s past — unless I missed something, it wasn’t mentioned until the end? it felt off)

and I wish that it was longer. I would’ve loved to read more about their relationship.

I loved that how even though they went through semi-similar situations in their past and are still working through it (also wish this was more of a focus), the plant is what really brought them together. I just love that. 

nina lacour writes very beautifully and julia whelan really made her words come to life! this is the first audiobook i’ve ever finished and I would say it’s mostly due to whelan

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

ruaruarua's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Classism, and Blood

bencaroline's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Blood, Child death, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Cancer, War, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Racism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Toxic relationship and Terminal illness

gizmorox'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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Drug use, and Drug abuse

ashleyht_'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

SPLENDID. i think the descriptions of the characters were so beautiful and heartbreaking and it was SO GOOOOOOODD. although it was falsely advertised as a romance novel, i still really enjoyed the story and the plot. i loved the fleshing out of the relationship dynamics of the different characters and how they shape the characters. I highly recommend for anyone who wants a read about messed up characters and how they prosper. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Sexual content

alaina's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

This book has many scenes with deep rich emotional experiences, but I struggled to care for or root for the main characters. 
This is a story about falling in love but isn’t a romance. 
I wanted the Creole family identity to be explored more deeply. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual content, Death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

hoey_girlboss_queen's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

Para mí, el libro resultó ser una decepción. 

Primero que nada, los personajes y la historia en sí me parecieron planos y poco desarrollados. Me dio la impresión de que se pudo haber hecho más. Los sucesos pasaban uno tras otro sin tanta correlación ni cohesión, por lo que más de una vez me confundí con la trama.

En relación a la parte romántica del libro, tampoco creo que se hizo algo espectacular. Nunca pude sentir una conexión especial entre las dos protagonistas y la manera en que sus historias se entrelazaban no me dejó satisfecha.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Cursing, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

biowoman's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Beautiful exploration of how the challenges of life set you on a path you may not have planned for. A realistic reflection on losing your way or pace with your life and how that has an impact on your relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content