Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

2 reviews

peperopoi's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Suicide and Body horror

Moderate: Death and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship

Alcohol is consumed regularly in the novel. In the beginning, rituals are described in detail that include branding, burning, cutting off of body parts. It is not disgustingly graphic (in my opinion) but smells are described. There is a complicated relationship that at first seems like a relationship with a large age gap, and made me, personally, wonder if there was child grooming, but it is later explained through mythology and magic. The only graphic death is due to drowning. There are other deaths and false-deaths but they are not described in detail. No one dies from suicide, but there is a scene when there is a false, staged suicide that may be triggering to some.

liz_liz's review against another edition

The beginning was very entertaining and interesting, however the middle began to become slow and I lost interest in continuing with the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Adult/minor relationship