Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

87 reviews

raptorq's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Blood, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Child death

gabyhat's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, and Pregnancy

navyredrose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

moniipeters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexual content

pejms's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Death

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content and Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

jaimc's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death

chasingpages1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racism, Self harm, and Stalking

thedambookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

dsarbear's review against another edition

The Plot and Pacing: Felt very disjointed. There are two main storylines the book goes back and forth between. Just when one would get suspenseful or interesting the book would cut back to the other.  The plot races by but also very little seems to actually happen. The magic isn't really explained, but also plays a very inconsistent role in the book. It comes and goes at seemingly random, chaotic intervals. 

The Characters: Seemed interesting at first, but are kept at arms length and the plot moves so quickly that you never really get to know them. One strength of the book is that the familial bonds seem very established. They definitely feel like a real family, even if they aren't given enough time in the story to really react to the things that happen to them. 

The Sex and Romance: There were also constant small graphically-described sex scenes tossed in that felt awkward and strangely clinical. Reading them reminded me of the discomfort of watching a sex scene with your parents. Even when they were short I was relieved when they were done, and I always felt like a little gross after reading one. 

Body Horror: This is pretty minor and probably won't affect many people, but about halfway through the book 3 of the main characters end up with magical "gifts" that manifest physically on their bodies. They are described as basically becoming parts of their bodies and the characters react with pain when those parts are tugged/attached. There are also a couple of scenes where other characters attempting to touch the magical body parts is likened to sexual assault. 

If you want to know what the body parts are they are 

roses which are growing from the characters hand, forehead, and clavicles, respectively. They often describe touching the petals or thorns of them, and reacting in pain when others try to tug on them or touch them. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Body horror