Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

120 reviews

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Abandonment, Racism, Child death, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Excrement, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit

rubythedreamer's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Dark, gritty and real, Mottley captures the reality of the 2015 Oakland police department sex explotation scandal from the viewpoint of a girl in the middle trying her best to survive. A truly horrific reality but Mottley gives a voice to the survivors through her fictional character of Kiara.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Trafficking

pickashelf's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Sexual content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

h_eliz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Child death, Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Police brutality, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Vomit, Classism, Gun violence, Addiction, Racism, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Transphobia

murve's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Classism, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Rape, Racism, and Sexual assault

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

This book gives a first-hand look at the ways power corrupts and makes victims of young women, especially women of color. I found myself rooting so hard for something to go right in Kiara’s life but that just never seems to manifest. I felt sad for her and helpless knowing her situation yet being on the outside looking in and being unable to assist. This book is very realistic and will make you angry — wanting to fix all the things that are so wrong in our society and the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Racism, Death of parent, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Rape, Grief, Drug use, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Addiction, Blood, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

anenome's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? No

4.5

This story was heartbreaking. Incredibly sad, it incites real anger, such an important story to tell.

It took me a while to warm to the narrator, I found her annoying for the first two chapters. Then I loved her, I've never missed a character so much when a book has ended, an original voice.

The ending was too abrupt and open for me. I didn't like Ale, she was a weak friend and always got a free pass for abandoning Kiara.

Between the dark parts of the book there's a lot of humour, it feels balanced.

If there was more to Kiara's story I would read it in a heartbeat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Stalking, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Vomit, Racism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Medical content

samantha_shain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Really moving, but difficult to read.  Incredibly sad.  Staggeringly good similes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Grief

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death, Self harm, Sexual violence, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

kenzkaufman's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Sexual content, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Rape