Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

64 reviews

alysonwonderland84's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Overall, I liked this book but the pacing and timeline really threw me off. A simple before and after would have been better but all the "one year before the before" stuff was confusing, especially when we find out

that Monday had been dead for two years and Claudia's trauma prevented her from remembering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Cursing, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Bullying, and Racial slurs

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

ok i cannot rate this bc i read the book timeline wrong GJFDHJGSKGFHKSDJFHJKS thats a me issue but its pretty well written. the story keeps you wanting to continue it and everything is foreshadowed really well. please check trigger warnings if you feel you need it this is not a light story. super super emotional i think the author's really good at writing i just feel like i didn't gel with the plot as much bc of the darkness of it which is a me problem not a book problem.

ok spoiler i am not a massive fan of the mental break plot twist it just feels kind of. overdone?? to me but it was forshadowed well so i'm not nearly as annoyed as i mightve been and also i feel sick after reading that. also feel so angry at so many of the adults and im assuming thats intentional because this is very much a story about adults who leave kids to do the heavy lifting and i am so angry hJKFDSYAJHKFGDSHJA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Bullying

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

annamwallace66's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

It is very confusing at first, but keep with it!

The reveal of what happened to Monday is one of the most intense buildups I’ve ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Death, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Murder, Excrement, Grief, and Mental illness

gblk's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse and Mental illness

jprater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

Graphic: Sexual content

planet_taffy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

A solid story of a middle school girl coming of age without her best friend. The flow of the narrative can be a bit confusing sometimes, especially after the final reveal, but it's nothing that a second reading couldn't fix. Jackson does a great job building the setting and introducting us to the cast of characters making them feel fleshed out and whole; I would love to eat some of Claudia's mom's cooking. My only complaint, which is a huge spoiler,

is how quickly the narrative glossed over poor August even though he went missing first.

I found this on a list of commonly banned books so I thought I'd take a moment to address appropriateness for school-age readers: it's a challenging read with dark themes, several sexual references, and a little underage partying shenanigans; it's a fine read for a mature high schooler, and matches in content to other books I read safely at that age.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexual content

auscaz's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

very confusing story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Child death, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

Wow. Read through the night. Couldn’t put it down. Have taken out all the author’s other books from the library. Horrible story that needed to be told with the bravest child at the center of it all. This is a book  that can change you, if that’s something you’re willing to allow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dementia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

Well, that was not at all what I expected! This is not my favorite book by Jackson, mostly because of the back and forth time structure that was somewhat difficult to follow. I think the plot was shocking, revolting, and honest and the characters were gritty and real. This story would be a good read for hesitant teen readers because of its’ short chapters and engaging content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Mental illness, Vomit, Violence, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Classism, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage