Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Find Me by Ashley N. Rostek

4 reviews

graceysuth's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow. This book took me by surprise with the mix of tropes but I thoroughly enjoyed it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Blood, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Addiction

cozyreader9752's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Bullying, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual assault, and Torture

crowningtesla's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

This book made me very uncomfortable. I had read the summary and knew a basic overview, but it hit me like a freight train realizing that Shiloh was in high school. 
I REALLY wish the characters were all aged up a few years because it's really hard to figure out some of the age difference things.

Especially with the CSA overtones of the book, it felt really icky that Shiloh and the older brothers had a seemingly big gap, like when they talk about how Keelan and Knox were enough older than the twins to remember their mom well, which I would consider being probably about five years' difference. I'm still not sure if Shiloh is a couple years older than the younger brothers, or if much older men were getting involved with her just after SA. It's hard to discern if she is older and more mature or like an actual child which makes everything feel really icky.

I don't care to find out if that is discussed in the sequels, because the ick factor is too much for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Vomit

docb's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-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

5.0

Loved every minute of this, such an accurate portrayal of PTSD 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Violence