Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier

17 reviews

ainrosle's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? No

5.0

This book has been sitting on my TBR for the past year & I'm glad this book club had pushed me to pick it up! It's also my first (but DEFINITELY not last) book from Jennifer Hillier. 

I'll admit and say that going into the book, I was not exactly excited but the writing and the plot-driven story sucked me in ways I didn't expect and I LOVED IT!!!! 

I do agree on some of the comments here about the sex scenes, felt it was a bit too much but that aside, this book was FUN, SICK RIDE! :roller_coaster: a 5 stars for me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Sexual content

goodgollymissmollee's review against another edition

2.75

The premise of this sounded really interesting to me. Carnivals, circuses, amusement parks are all settings i really enjoy. However, this book…. Was not it. The majority of the plot points revolves around an older woman taking advantage of teenage boys (18, but still wildly inappropriate since there was a power dynamic) but then they a full on 18yo man kiss one of our main characters who is FOURTEEN. And it’s not portrayed as predatory or problematic. Like yeah he says “you’re too young, I forgot” after the kiss but it’s just glossed over???? Like okay gross.

There’s also some very uncomfortably worded sex scenes that were minor infractions but still bothered me and grossed me out. 

And I’m mad at the reveal cause the villain was the only character I actually liked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Transphobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Rape

sierrainstitches's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I did not like it. I forced myself to finish it. I didn’t like any of the characters, or their multitude of flaws. They felt underdeveloped. There were HUGE issues that were just like… mentioned casually. Oz is a TERF. All just very not great. I was excited for this after reading reviews, but it did not hold up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Sexual content

mysterymom40's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gore, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Cursing, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Gun violence, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Excrement

scene with a rat; body found with eaten off face; clowns mentioned; creepy doll; graphic sex scenes; female having toxic, sexual relationships with young men

fbzcab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Transphobia

_terah_hansen_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

techno_mystic's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

It sounds like it should be a dark and menacing story but it's pretty cheesy and lightweight really.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Cursing