Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The way I used to be by Amber Smith

52 reviews

lucetheplot's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Vomit

medusa_lit's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts

allsoppyy's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol

turtleswift01's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a very powerful emotional read that I will never touch again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest

Minor: Infidelity

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing, Incest, Blood, Vomit

dinosher's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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One of the most powerful books I've read. With the way the book was written, the frustration, desperation and rage of the character comes flying at you through the pages. It shows you first hand the experience of a rape victim, who was once a girl so bright and blooming with kindness. 

Eden was far from a perfect main character, but it wasn't her fault, with every page I turned, the more I feel for her, the more I hoped for her recovery. Things gets worse before it gets better, but in the ends it does get better. 

The book itself was already powerful and gut wrenching, but reading it as a woman, as a girl, as someone's daughter, it resonated with me in the deepest ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

mdavis26's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

the_autumn_reader's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was an incredibly heartbreaking and important story. It shows how Eden deals with trauma throughout the years until finally,

she tells the truth. She speaks up not only for herself, but for the other girls.

I absolutely loved this book and I can’t wait or read the sequel 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Alcohol

Minor: Incest

This book contains themes of victim blaming.

crapricorn13's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying

Minor: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship

libraryofdani's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying