Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

5 reviews

dizpig's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Blood, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicide, Dysphoria, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Classism, and Confinement

Minor: Self harm, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Medical content

b00ks_d0gs's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I was actually enjoying this book until the weird relationship with the main characters. Not my vibe. Also there were some things said in the book I didn’t particularly agree with but you can’t agree with everything in a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Rape

ireneac's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicide, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

wama's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

The romance subplot felt forced and unnecessary to me but other than that it was a good book. The ending left me shattered

em_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit