Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He

32 reviews

nisha_27's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content

paracosim's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

Well, this is probably one of the more grim books I’ve ever read. What a bleak setting and

even more bleak ending

. The characters really shine in this book, along with the island itself and the history behind it all. I had no way of predicting the entirety of the plot—and I say that as a good thing. This is more of a thriller novel than a story about sisters finding each other. This is a sad story in general. Geez. I feel like I need a drink after reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Vomit, Suicide, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Deportation

hue's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

Nothing happened for most of the story, and when something did . . . eh. It was messy, repetitive yet underexplained. I thought it would be a story with a sister relationship at the center but it really wasn't. The strange, sudden romance, the poorly-written characters, and the nonsense plot made this a jarring, exhaustive read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Suicide, and Murder

thelonehowler's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

There’s a lot I can say about this book. However, I do not want to spoil it. It’s one of those things you need to experience for yourself.

Like many others, I expected this book to be two sisters separated and searching for each other. The mystery within this book was insane and I loved every bit of it. With all these plot twists I wasn’t expecting, I was completely drawn into the story trying to solve the mystery as it unfolded before me.

If you’re looking for a dystopian and mysterious story with a ton of unexpected twists and turns, I recommend giving this book a try.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

avacadosocks's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

jamiejanae_6's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Grief, Confinement, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Death of parent, Death, and Terminal illness

guessgreenleaf's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Alcohol

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Cancer, Suicide, Medical content, Gore, Ableism, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death of parent, Vomit, Child death, Sexual content, and Excrement

Climate crisis, pollution, natural disasters. Missing person, disappearance at sea. Strangulation/suffocation. Near drowning. Internalized ableism (neurodivergent-coded character experiences emotions in a way she views as "wrong" and "inhuman"). Needles (tattooing).

augustar14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.25

I did find this book quite engaging. It has an air of mystery that has you wondering if what's happening is quite what it seems. The shifting point of view enhances this well. However, there were points I found underdeveloped or under explained which ultimately left me wanting at the end. <Spoiler> I didn't exactly understand the ending, whether it meant the reader was supposed to interpret what happened (and there was supposedly enough there to deduce a conclusion) or if it suggests that endings are ultimately unknown. Either way I felt confused and dissatisfied, wanting more information, to understand and know what did happen. </Spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Violence, Vomit, War, Cancer, Bullying, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

sarahlynn827's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

I really was disappointed in this book. I expected maybe, a nice, modern story, about two sisters finding each other, or whatever, but, instead, I got a robot-based plot, with a futuristic plot. I'm usually okay with futuristic plots, but I DID NOT LIKE this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing