Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

133 reviews

ethwen's review against another edition

dark relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I’m confused by this book, in some good ways and in some not so good ways.

The settings used in the book are stunningly described and Delia Owens has a way of weaving words into art. However, this is overused throughout the book, although it gets less as the plot thickened. I do wish that there were points where things were more direct. While the places were so serene and heavily embossed with tales of nature, the thrill of the mystery has lost its seat-gripping effect.

Kya starts out as a curious little thing and she just gets curiouser and curiouser. It was hard not to feel whilst her story unravelled. Whatever she has grown into, albeit debatable(though Tarzan was a thing so why not), made her an enchanting protagonist and it was undeniably hard not to root for her.

The romances are the parts of the story which I had the most problem with. Especially with Tate, because Chase was obviously a creep. Tate was kinda creepy too tbh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Infertility and Suicidal thoughts

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

I thought this was a great historical fiction / murder mystery. The ending was not something I could predict so I was satisfied on that end. The whole story was okay but overall it wasn’t the greatest thing I have ever read. But still good. Overhyped but not bad! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

eleni_erato's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, and War

Minor: Infertility and Suicidal thoughts

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

briskknight's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

I thought I would dislike this book when I first starting reading. I did not like the imagery and it made me uncomfortable. I don't like marsh, mud, humidity, etc. I do like boats and the water, but not that area of the water. I am so glad that I kept reading. To say that the setting grew on me is an understatement, I yearn for it now. This novel is absolutely incredible! Fantastic. I saw the ending coming but was so engrossed that I forgot the prediction, so it still hit me hard. I enjoy the mix of introspection and slice of life and murder investigation/trial. There is something that I think would have tied things together better, which makes this just shy of 5 stars. That being said, this book is much closer to 5 stars than 4. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

loona0's review

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence

nadiamarjolein's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Very special story. As a non-native speaker from Europe, the English is sometimes a bit hard to understand - especially when sentences are written in dialect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sophia_e8's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Racial slurs

boulter1089's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

meganpbennett's review against another edition

The sections of Kya living by herself in the swamps wasn't appealing to me, while the murder mystery was, and there wasn't enough murder mystery to keep me reading to find out more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism