Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone

10 reviews

j_han42's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

Very fun short story, cool modern twist on the hansel and gretel story, handled the magical realism very well

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

a_ab's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

0.25

Well, this was profoundly disgusting. From the writing to characterizations to the plot. And while it's technically short, it felt too long. Probably because I kept wishing for this story to not exist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Pedophilia, Drug use, Child death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

valkyrie13's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

I define young adult as late teen, very young adult.  It is not young adult. It is also hardly a modern day retelling of hansel and gretel. I can see the links between the two versions but this version is soooo much more dark and perverted.  Two stars because she does write well and is inventive. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

gramm_incorrect's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

Moderate: Murder

fredasvoice's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

 

I loved Dear Martin, so when I saw this short story retelling on Amazon Prime Reads I had to have it.

This story is so far up my alley that I feel like it was kismet! My favorite thing to read is fairytales and fairytale retellings, and that's what this is!! A retelling of Hansel And Gretel. Oh, how groovy it was though and so different from the original.I definitely like the twist in this one!

I wasn't crazy about the ending though. I wish after all that goodness in the tale, that it would just pack a bigger punch. It actually felt rushed.

If you like twisted little stories, read this one! I've got the whole collection of this series, and am off to read another one now! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Trafficking

sophshelves's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood and Toxic relationship

tina94's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

anniepaigespages's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Adult/minor relationship

lilymurph's review

dark tense medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Violence

elenamarmiroli's review

challenging dark medium-paced

2.75

Questo libro, soprattutto se confrontato con il primo della serie, è riuscita. Il lettore, è infatti capace di sentire l'atmosfera fiabesca a cui questa saga punta.

Questo volume in particolare,  è chiaramente inspirato alla favola di ad Hansel e Gretel, che è stata trasformata abbastanza da rendere la storia interessante. Il libro si sviluppa principalmente intorno a tematiche dure e pesanti, cosa che ho sinceramente apprezzato, perché mi ricorda le favole di una volta.

Certo, a dispetto delle favole di una volta, è molto più diretto di possibili e reali abusi sessuali, riuscendo anche in queste poche pagine a farli percepire come sbagliati.

Tuttavia, questo libro non è sicuramente un capolavoro, ma piuttosto un piccolo scorcio su alcune realtà scomode.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Trafficking