Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

153 reviews

lri_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

ashah29's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

As much as this story is built around fairy tales and fantasy, it addresses real world issues, including toxic relationships and abuse. I liked how the author interwove her points about the darkness that is inherent in all fairytales, as well as the holes in those stories. The more I think about the book, the more I enjoyed it, but it was slow going at first. It did not really hook me in until Azure’s chapters started. But then I couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Pedophilia

ahrya's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death and Blood

queenofthenorth's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Pedophilia

lighterthaneyre's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

The story telling is really evocative and atmospheric. It honestly took a while for it to sink in that there was no Fairy Tale Logic happening IRL- it was a construct carefully balanced by all the characters, who bought into the ideas and values. But the Fairy Tale Rules were no less strong because of it- almost more so.

Honestly didn't see the twist at the end coming, which is a great sign. Normally I can call endings like this, but it crept up in a nice way.

None of these characters are "likeable" per say. I found the Groomsman off putting due to how he viewed his wife, as a mythical Creature or Being, and not a person. Indigo throughout is shown as self centered, exacting, and vengeful. Azure mostly inspires pity and protectiveness, but she so quickly becomes a shadow, there isn't much substance to cling to. Even though none of them are "likeable", they balance the story they're telling well, and all the decisions seem extremely coming from the people we see them being.

I'm not sure what's keeping me from giving it a full 4 star rating- I liked it, I enjoyed reading it, I was anxious to read the ending when life made me stop halfway through. I will probably think about it for a while. But I don't think I would ever come back to re-read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pedophilia and Death of parent

RE: Pedophilia

One of the narrators, Azure, has a step father. The step father is never directly stated to lust after her (from the ages of around 12 to 18), but she describes how it feels to be the object of sexual interest. She experiences jealousy from her mother. At one point, she is framed for sleeping with her step father. No physical contact is made, but the emotional violation is described.

jessamyrenee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

oliviapincin's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

capriqueen's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The story was really trippy the whole time, had me questioning what was real or not. The past timeline story was more interesting to me than the present, I didn’t really care for the bridegroom’s story. I kind of had a hunch about the plot twist at the end, still good tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting

ghostmemoir's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

kri_29's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, and Death of parent