Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

12 reviews

exrthalex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

I thoroughly enjoyed this book- the characters were easy to love and I was totally immersed in the plot. While I love the ending, I do feel there were some unanswered questions regarding main points of the plot. Otherwise, it would be an easy 5 star rating! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cancer, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Bullying

Minor: Dementia

shyleek's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm not a sci-fi reader but this alien book has me intrigued. The characters in this books were so well created and deep without feeling like I was reading character descriptions for 200 pages. A predictable read but in the way that you were pretty sure how it was going to end but knew it wasn't going to be easy to get there and wanted to go on the adventure with Gabe, Jo, and Ursa. 

I don't have triggers when I read normally but check the trigger warnings because there is some sensitive material. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Animal death, Child death, Violence, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Blood, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Cancer, Medical content, and Infertility

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Terminal illness and Drug use

hanniontherun's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Addiction and Animal death

ejhints's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Murder, Animal death, Cancer, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

beata's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It would've gotten another 0,5*, if it wasn't for the extramarital affair subplot. The way Jo was like "yas girl" about Katherine fucking her husband's best friend and getting pregnant (and forcing her husband and lover to have a "confrontation" about two of them being snivelling pieces of shit, except Jo of course stands on the side of cheaters). What? Sorry, but you can't spin affair like that. I found her to be very dismissive of Gabe's feelings about it. In general I didn't like her attitude towards him at times. When she was trying to dismiss his mental health I wanted to smack her. I'm glad Gabe called her out on it. Or how she forced him to shave even though he told her why he kept beard.
I'm not sure if it was intentional or if the author didn't notice it, but even though later on the affair is presented as something good *eye roll*, Lacey informs the audience and Jo (who doesn't give a fuck, because of course she doesn't) that Arthur was actually broken up about the affair and Katherine's pregnancy. So to see everyone treat that and Katherine and George's reunion like something good was fucked up.
Oh and Gabe's "I now know love, so I understand people having affairs"? I thought you were better Gabe.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Drug abuse, Animal death, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Pedophilia and Alcoholism

ka_ke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

Where the Forest Meets the Stars is the a wonderfully safe read. If you’re in the mood for something full of hope, found family and trauma-recovery this is the book for  you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Drug abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

jo_lzr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

ashley_books_cats_judo's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Child death, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

arttichokedipp's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug abuse and Gore