Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Fecioarele by Alex Michaelides

80 reviews

ivalael's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

alyssancoon's review against another edition

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

4.5

This was a great book and I had no idea who did it by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Minor: Sexual content

mayukiiq's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

WHAT WHAT WHAT?!?!?!   

this was absolutely maddening.

the crossover with Theo from The Silent Patient had me screaming crying throwing up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Drug use

mfrisk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I can’t fully decide yet how I feel about this one but I’m going to try to capture my experience. I really enjoyed the world building, the character building, and the fast pacing due to the shorter chapters. Where I struggle is with the conclusion and the final reveal. I’d have to reread to see if it really makes sense but I’m not sure I feel the reveal was built enough into earlier details of the book. Which I guess could be intentional but the reveal seems overly reliant on the idea that our main character essentially didn’t see what was right in front of her within her relationship. It just seems a bit too neatly wrapped up and convenient. The prologue also could have gone a bit further as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Death, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Self harm, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Suicide

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Grief, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide attempt

ashmichelle122's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

It was good, language was very enjoyable but the plot took forever to get interesting. I almost gave up. It twists a bit at the end and ultimately turned out to be an entertaining story. Very heavy on Greek culture, mythology, and language. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, Grief, and Stalking

zwe's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

there was part of the twist at the end i wasn't a fan of. i think the big reveal would've been absolutely fine without that part. it was definitely a tense read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Stalking, Blood, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This book reminded me of Secret History, it's setting and first half was really interesting. But I feel like I'm it's attempts to carry on as a thriller and provide a twist ending it really fell apart. There were characters who really didn't need to be in the book at all, that were given a lot of time. But the main characters weren't really challenged or put together for much of the book so by the end it felt really forced. I enjoyed it as escapist fiction but honestly wouldn't read again. Just read secret history if you want a dark academia murder mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Animal death

Moderate: Abandonment and Grief

Minor: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Cursing

bookishexpat's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia, Death, Infidelity, and Sexual content

ameliacollins's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Blood, Addiction, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Suicide