Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan

52 reviews

charlotteschapter's review against another edition

medium-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use

vanillanightmare's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Classism

busyreadingandthings's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

Okay so I feel like this book gets a bad wrap. Is it perfect? No. Have I read infinitely more challenging and skilfully crafted stories? Yes. 
However, the writing style of the author is enjoyable and had me in stitches at the utter filth of it. In a time when things are so serious, this was a lighthearted lift that needn’t be overthought. 

I did think the larger issues such as EDs and family trauma were handled a little too lightly and were owed deeper analysis & integration in the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Child death

Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual assault

Minor: Toxic relationship

kyrajg's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Minor: Child death

campbellio's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders

emmah_reads's review

3.5

Check content warnings!

I felt like there were too many plot points in this book -  could have done without the career plot line and definitely without

the graphic depictions of sexual assault and eating disorder plot line

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The exploration of societal expectations and norms of adulthood, and the challenges of pushing against them, was more interesting and the more compelling aspect of the narrative. The author makes really astute observations on partnership and platonic love through Violet’s story, but they get a little lost in everything else that this book is trying to do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death

booksandbargains's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

I REALLY don't know what to say about this one! I was really enjoying it, and the bisexual representation was spot in, for the first time! There was this feeling though to me that the last 10% things happened that shouldn't have all happened so fast in my opinion, it was just really jarring and a little bit too neat. Overall I enjoyed the book, but there needs to be some major content warnings and I think serious themes such as EDs were just kind of thrown in flippantly and then ignored. I enjoyed the authors writing style but yeah< I am going to have to put more thought into this one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

amyp3's review against another edition

funny reflective tense fast-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

4.0

Uncomfortable and weird but actually v good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

rkpitch1234's review against another edition

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

3.0

oh, to belong 

i’m not sure my feelings about this book. at this moment immediately after finishing it, all i feel is “okay yeah that happened” 
i don’t think i’ll think much more about this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

2.25

I did expect more from this but it was still an entertaining read. 

The bad decisions by the MC got a bit annoying, and the sex scenes were frankly bizarre, starting and ending very suddenly. Plus the MC came within about four seconds every time which just made the entire thing feel even more unrealistic. 

It has some interesting things to say about rich people/the art world but when getting down to the nitty gritty story I was dissatisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault