Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

55 reviews

laughtrack17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

junekay's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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

3.75

This book was really sweet, great for anyone in a fandom desperately wishing to go to the fantasy world.  It gave me Narnia mixed with old school Hardy Boys vibes.  I enjoyed being able to play along with the puzzles, but there were a few character choices I could not get behind.  It got a little too close to adult/minor relationship with the main character and her love interests.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Terminal illness

vonfluffypants's review

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Willy Wonka meets Matilda for adults. Got a bit dark in a couple of spots and honestly don't think those particular storylines were necessary but still a really fun book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage and Pedophilia

georgiagirl1315's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Abandonment

jesssalexander's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

This is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory if JK Rowling were Willy Wonka and wrote more like Lemony Snicket and the prize was the only edition  of a final book in the series. 

Overall it was really enjoyable, I really liked Jack and Hugo but the main character, Lucy, grated on my nerves. She was too prideful and unforgiving to ask for help, at the expense of the boy she was trying to adopt. The pain of her past impeded her from moving forward with her life. And she was too wishful and unrealistic to think up a workable plan for fostering. I was very sympathetic to the annoyingly upbeat social worker I guess. Oh and I did love her friend Teresa. 

I will say this was an odd mix of being a whimsical cozy read and having some jarring adult content. On the one hand it has all the bookish requirements: atmospheric and fantastical setting, thin and eccentric old man,  cats and knitting, warm fuzzy feelings about novels. On the other hand, there is a reference to child rape which I thought was out of place and didn’t truly advance the plot and some drug and alcohol abuse references. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest and Pedophilia

fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy

scrubsandbooks's review

emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

Whimsical and nostalgic but I was too stuck on everything that the main character should NOT be doing with a child as a teacher's aide. Telling a 7 year old to keep a secret, making sure he has your phone number, placing him on your lap and giving him kisses before you were even considered as an adoptive mother? Felt completely unethical. The rest of the book was unremarkable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Pedophilia

ginkgogirl's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

l_piller's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage and Pedophilia

boop123's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage and Pedophilia