Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

O Namorado by Freida McFadden

34 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious tense 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

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Narrator Rating: 1.0 stars

   The narrators directly impacted my lack of enjoyment of the book, so I'll discuss them first. The male narrator was annoying AF, I get they wanted a teen male, but did they have to pick someone to do that voice that had such a whiny and grating voice? If you have to choose between listening or reading this book. I advise you to read a physical or e-copy, NOT listen to the audio. 

    Because of the awful narration I think I enjoyed the book less. The main female MC I found unlikable because she was SOO desperate to find a man. I could get that in a 20-something. But as someone in my mid-to-late thirties, I didn't find it as believable that she would just take any mediocre white dude, even if she couldn't see a future with him. 

   The mystery element I found great! If the main character had been even slightly likable I would have rated it higher, but I thought about DNF-ing around 53% but since I was already more than half-way through the book I soldiered on and finished it. Overall, I'd say it was meh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Torture, Pandemic/Epidemic

zoedonn's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

dblue236's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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While this author's books are never necessarily the most realistic or the most intricate mysteries, they are a massive amount of fun to read, and I think this one might be my favorite yet. I loved the premise and while I THOUGHT I had everything figured out by halfway through the book, there were a few things I was missing. There weren't any massive surprises by the end, but getting there was a blast and I tore through this book in about a day and a half because it was such good escapism at a time when I really needed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

uranaishi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Grief, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic