Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Dirty Letters by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland

8 reviews

kb33's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I’m all for diverse books representing characters with mental illnesses, but not when a huge character in the book is a therapist/best friend and the authors have clearly not researched therapy for these conditions or had a therapist read the book and offer advice. He read more like the best girl friend encouraging the mfc to go for it over and over. This book contains advice by a “therapist” character that would be dangerous in real life. PSA: if you think someone might be considering suicide, please ask them about it but don’t ask leading questions like “you’re *not* considering suicide, are you?” In the USA 988 is a free crisis help line that anyone can call or text, 24 hours a day. 

In addition, the mmc takes advantage of her anxiety and hesitation and pushes her to do things she’s stated she isn’t comfortable with. She says “no sex, let’s take it slow,” and he fills a bathtub for her and pushes her to let him join her in the bath. Honestly he wasn’t a good character and was written like a teenager might imagine a relationship before they know better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Cancer

_bookswithkam_'s review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

This took me longer than I want to admit. However, it’s okay. There are moments I loved. The letters were some of my favorite parts.

meeting each other was a little anticlimactic.<\spoiler> Luca and Griffin meet when they're children as pen-pals. Luca is in the USA and Griffin is in the UK, but through their letters, they become close friends and sort of grow up together. After experiencing tragedy Luca stops writing to Griffin. After almost ten years Luca finds the "last" letter Griffin wrote to her and decides to respomd, even if its almost a decade too late. Honestly it’s a beautiful story of one person who struggles to deal with debilitating mental health issues and find love.  BUT it also shows that if you have the right people around; you can get through anything.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

taelorslibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Cancer

its_j's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Cursing

high_lady_of_the_night_court's review

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content

bookswithatlas's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

lilypilly's review

adventurous 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? Yes

2.75

I’m disappointed in this book, like it honestly did not hit the spot. It kinda read like a wattpad story, the dialogue didn’t flow and the interactions felt forced between the characters. I think the book had potential, and there was so much that could’ve been done with it, but it felt awkward and tense at some points. My favourite character in this book

was izzy and she’s dead

 
i cant say that i’ll be reading many of her books beyond this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death

m_autumnqueen's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cancer