Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Maiden by Kate Foster

9 reviews

doodeedoda's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Infidelity, Sexual content, Classism, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Child abuse

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

While I feel for the circumstances of the main female characters and how sucky their world was, I still didn't care for them or found that the story was written well etc. just not a great story stylistically 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Miscarriage, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Confinement, Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent

othersociologist's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Abortion, and Adult/minor relationship

claremonaghan98's review against another edition

5.0

One of my favourite books I've read for a long time 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship

g_monaghan's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Abortion

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Classism

emmap2023's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

happyknitter2020's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Read as part of the Women's Prize Longlist 2024.
A fictional perspective of true historical event of a woman being killed for murdering her Uncle. The author gently placed the tracing paper of today's understanding of intra familial abuse & a coersive controlling & abuse male to the experience from over 340 years ago in 1679.

Wouldn't have picked this up due to the cover design, but glad the longlist brouht this to my attention, as helped me to reflect on previous generations of womens experiences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Child death, Incest, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Grief, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

rhi_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Classism, and Pedophilia

coffeekitaab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

Inspired by a real life case, the Maiden is the story of Lady Christian Nimmo accused of the murder of her uncle and lover, Lord James Forrester. Told from a dual narrative of Christian and Violet, the prostitute Forrester kept as a mistress, this story is a page turner that keeps you guessing till the very end. Based in the 17th Century, and with well written characters, the supporting women from different walks of life and the men that surround them, you realise just how dependent the former group was on the latter. Women are either made to impress and become wives to respectable men or when they "fall" from grace, they're again at the mercy of men in confinement, be it prison surrounded by the gatekeepers of justice, or subjected to their seedy gaze, in the brothels. I was angry and yet fascinated to read on; a story that gives women a voice, gives the power of their thoughts a voice, of what happens when the same women take back some of that control in a world created by men, for men. The Maiden will create movement this year, and Kate Foster is an author to look out for. Thank you @netgalley and @panmacmillan for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest unedited review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Abortion, and Child death