Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Lilac by B.B. Reid

10 reviews

notamouse's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Minor: Car accident, Abandonment, Violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

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

lilyemmaaa's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexism, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Abortion

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

andeng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Rape, Infidelity, and Sexual content

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

bookwxrmvictoria's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, Bullying, Drug use, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

bbygirl21's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow this was a pretty heavy book. Each one of the characters had something happen in their past which makes them somewhat "broken" in a way. Which I think makes them connect on a deeper level.

I really enjoyed seeing the ups and down of all their relationships and seeing the three guys start connecting again. I think Braxton is just what Houston, Loren, and Jericho (Rich) needed to make them come together again as friends.

Braxton is a very strong independent and badass woman who took none of the crap the guys through at her. She gave as good as she got. And I guess that could stem from the past abuse she got from her parents and their church. 

I'm glad Braxton was able to get out of that life once she had come of age where she didn't have to listen to her parents anymore.

The ending of this story couldn't have been more perfect. This was a very beautiful and sexy read. I highly enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Misogyny, Stalking, Bullying, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Grief, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Abortion

Child marriage (both teenagers)

misssekundo's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Cursing, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny