Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

76 reviews

candace_marko's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Violence, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Child death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Grief

lau_ro's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

It’s absurdly well written in its depressing tone and uncomfortable themes. The only reason I’m rating 5 stars is because of how uncomfortable I felt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, Animal cruelty, and Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

communoid's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Bullying, Self harm, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Abandonment, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Child death, and Suicide

caththereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

This is a book I would never have read if it wasn’t my book club choice for the month.

I didn’t like any of the characters, I guessed the murderer within the first chapter and just felt wildly uncomfortable throughout.

If you struggle with self harm or anything of that nature there are vivid descriptions of the main character doing this to herself, so I would give this book a wide berth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

mirandahems's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

interesting mystery, kept me hooked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Bullying

Moderate: Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Blood, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Classism, Animal cruelty, and Drug use

moh_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Very dark. Left me a little messed up after. The weirdest part is that there is a lot of sexualization of the teenage girl in this, largely from her sister's POV. That left a bad taste in my mouth more than anything else in the novel. 

Non optimistic ending. Felt very true to Flynn form. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood and Body shaming

nalakoala's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Self harm, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Gaslighting, Addiction, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bohemianzoe's review against another edition

4.0

heavy read. disturbing a lot of the times. still, couldn’t put it down. read trigger warnings before reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Sexual assault, Murder, Self harm, Addiction, Cursing, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Drug use

marisamoo's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

Three star because I liked it but don’t think it’ll be a lasting fave 
But four star bc I do think it’s a very well done thriller with a main character I actually liked, even tho I guessed the killer in the first quarter of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Blood, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse

arivnnv's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape and Adult/minor relationship