Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Chlorine by Jade Song

38 reviews

lordslag's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Truly an insane (good) debut Super Awesome and Wonderful and I can’t wait to re-read and cry some more. The writing style was so engaging for me so Trust!!!! I will be picking up everything else this author releases, so happy I finally read this and if you are thinking about it Please please read!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Self harm, Body horror, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Bullying

charlie_woodchipper's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow, this will definitely become a comfort read (Or rather listen, on audible, which was incredibly well done. Especially when Ren screamed near the ending)

Having done 1 year of competitive swimming in high school, and quitting because it was hella toxic, I 100% relate and 100% remember being horrified by the girls whose swimming was there whole life. It was uncanny and unsettling, just like in this book. Boys and men were also forbidden in my school from participating or being coach, because there had been too much sexual violence in the past. Men and boys are really all the same

I related with Ren and Jim ""relationship"", knowing what it's like to fall prey to predatory adult men, feeling valued and special by them

I related to how traumatic putting a tampon on is for the first time. My mother's impatience. How I HAD to do it, because I had swimming practice. How she made me put lub on for it to finally work. I went through the same thing

I related with Cathy's codependency. I had a Ren of my own during childhood all the way to highschool 

Being born with OCD from family genes, I related to Ren obsessive and compulsive behaviours 

I can't wait to read more from Jade!

Only two things that made no sense to me ; How the team still had a party after Ren made her tail (I'm convinced they would have been WAY too disturbed for that. Secondly, although it was very satisfying, how Luke believed Ren mermaid haunted him. Like Virginie Despentes in King Kong Theory said, very few rapists actually believe that they are rapists. I think Luke, if he were a real boy, would most definitely not picture himself as a rapist for what he did in the shed. Most likely would have convinced himself it was consensual

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Self harm, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Racism, Misogyny, Eating disorder, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal death

annuich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

komaedacoffee's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

mybestfriendisabook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

satirical and funny at times. was sucked into it and bulging my eyes at times at what was unfolding, enough to have read it in 2 days! i enjoyed the parallels btwn her swimming and firm belief that was a mermaid. was wincing at the gory parts. coming-of-age with her growing into herself and getting her period and boys. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

another_dahlia's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gore, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Fatphobia, Vomit, and Excrement

criticalmiss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

Is this book compelling? 100% yes, was it fascinating and did it grab me from page 1? 100% yes. Will I ever read it again, no. 
Strong trigger warnings for body mutilation and self harm, and suggested underage SA. Topics of mental health and mental abuse as well. 
1st person, sapphic and non binary rep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

courto875's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Rape, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

shea_proulx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Medical content, Self harm, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, and Xenophobia

juniper_reads_things's review against another edition

dark

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy