Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Lilac by B.B. Reid

9 reviews

shaykay's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

Lilac has been sitting on my TBR for a while, and I finally took the plunge. It was an exciting book. But it felt like everything wrapped up really fast, and then the end had a big bang, but there was just so much in the middle that nothing happened. I wish we had more band content or even some drama. Even the whole enemies-to-lover thing was wrapped up too soon. I wanted more from this one, especially since it was over 500 pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

chrisljm's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Infidelity, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Medical content

devin_raquel's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Why is there ALWAYS a baby?!?!? fuck them kids…I just want spicy romance without the consequences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Death of parent

bodagirl's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Abortion and Drug abuse

lasafica_reads's review

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

kat1105's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, and Suicide

curlycaitlyn's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

goatsrsexy's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

The beginning honestly was not that bad but this was way too long. 150 pages could have been cut easily and I think it would've been a better book. I really struggled to finish it tbh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

The main characters sister gets pregnant and is forced to carry a child at 13. Lots of religious trauma. Grooming.

kirkevincent's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved the reveal for what the title of this book meant and, though it wasn’t perfect and some things didn’t mesh 100%, there was realism too the narrative. All the characters have their own unique lives and secrets and they have to find a way to bring themselves together when those are revealed. Some of the sex was a little unrealistic, but that’s what fiction and fantasy are for lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Abortion

Religious trauma/cult like situation,

MC’s younger sister gets pregnant at 13 (by another teen)