Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Marlena by Julie Buntin

5 reviews

morepeachyogurt's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

writing is fantastic, plot starts to drag a little bit but still very good!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual content

cheye13's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

The writing style and voice is excellent, but it ultimately boils down to another story of cyclic poverty cultivating cyclic depression

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Incest, Self harm, and Miscarriage

brief description of sexual harassment from a teacher; incest only vaguely implied in one instance; majority of the child abuse is neglect

jonsnowsmanbun's review

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Classism, and Dysphoria

„The world doesn’t care that you‘re just a girl.“

gagne's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Physical abuse

kendallreadsbooks's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship