Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

9 reviews

betsygrace's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

I actually think this book is a great depiction of the reality of today’s opioid crisis. The plot had enough twists to keep me entertained and enough resolution by the time it ended, so I liked it quite a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Medical content, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Stalking, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Classism, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

ncm5228's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

It started out slow and I thought I wouldn’t like it, but then it got much better and I was hooked!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

ekmook's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Sexism, Drug use, Death, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

theyellowbrickreader's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual violence

orireading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

This was a can’t-put-down read, but I was fairly disappointed by it at the end. The writing was choppy throughout, and by the time the narrative reached its climax, the scenes went by quickly. I was interested in the Mickey and Truman’s  reflections on the role of police in handling addiction and interpersonal violence in poor communities, and her internal struggle with herself as a police officer. Ultimately, I wish Moore had gone further with these reflections instead of

having Mickey quit at the end, which felt like a cop-out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Abandonment

erikagibson126's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Cursing, and Alcohol

kimveach's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

A truly excellent mystery.  If you like Tana French books, I think you'd like this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Trafficking, and Violence

alexhaydon's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Murder, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

katiebarr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Addiction, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship