Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

41 reviews

underscoresyd's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Body shaming, Murder, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Self harm, and Racism

satellitemine's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Stalking

Moderate: Death

that_nana's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racism and Self harm

monapearl's review against another edition

funny

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Racism

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I may have abandoned the Clique series to read PLL, but it was totally worth it. There is something about the fall time and those four little liars that makes me feel super autumnal. 
The first book is pretty much the first-ish episode of the series, but with so much more excitement and a lot more secrets. I can't remember if I ever finished this series, but I remember getting really far in so I can't wait to see what I remember, but mostly what I forgot. 

Crying score: nope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

boomarth's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Adult/minor relationship

caroliiineb's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Car accident, Drug use, Death, and Suicide attempt

katjuschae's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Child death, Lesbophobia, and Racism

Minor: Vomit and Self harm

bookworm05's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Racism, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Classism, and Homophobia

bibliorama's review against another edition

dark funny tense 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

4.0

Did I power through this in a matter of days? Yes. 

It was a pretty fast read compared to my normal speed. I was curious about this book series after remembering that I never really got any satisfaction from the show about A. I'm hoping the books give me that, and beyond that I'm in the mood for some toxic drama. 

If you see this review and are worried about my reading tastes, don't worry, so am I.

(My star rating is purely off of vibes and means nothing)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Self harm and Sexual content

The book is pretty much about how horrible young teens can be to each other, and there are some pretty crappy adults thrown in as well. The writing didn't feel as if it was showing these themes to be a good thing and it felt like it was highlighting how messed up it all is. While also dealing with heavy themes with the main characters, thr writing built in a lot of empathy for the main 4. I especially felt for Hanna and Emily.