Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

357 reviews

k_l_smith's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

lottie1803's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

emnime's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Car accident

Minor: Infertility

shyleek's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

I sat on this for 24 hours before writing the review. I don't have a lot of triggers, I can process things like a healthy adult, however this did bring up a lot of stuff. So to write a fair review I had to give my head some space. 

Growing up with Kya was a beautiful and sad journey all at the same time. She was so strong and overcame everything thrown at her but you couldn't help but think that she shouldn't have those things thrown at her to begin with.

Honestly the ending wrecked me. Because while I fully expected it, I didn't want to believe it.

I wanted to hold on to Kyas innocence.

This book will take you on an emotional roller coaster. If you can handle the content, I strongly recommend this read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Self harm

quietmarki's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Listened to the audio bc I was scared reading it, but it's okay. I was spoiled by reading the reviews (my bad) but still liked it enough to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

alexklinect's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

A nice cross between a murder mystery and a coming of age story. The flashbacks/flashforwards were really well done (not confusing at all!) and the depictions of marsh natural life were excellent. Kya’s actions and motives were fascinating. The only reason I’m not giving a full five stars was because I didn’t love the ending. Some (very minor) sexual and violent content. 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault and Murder

paperbackmoth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

aaliyah3315's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Where the Crawdads Sing is a book about Kya a young girl who lives on a marsh in North Carolina. It follows a dual timeline switching between Kya growing up as she is left by her whole family. She ends up growing up alone in the marshes, she doesn't go to school and she only speaks to like 4 people. when a beloved member of the town is found dead Kya finds herself suspect number 1.
My favourite character is Kya, because of her family history and the adversity she faces because of the townspeople I truly felt bad for her and I hoped she'd get somewhat of a happy ending. My favourite part of the book is the way the author described the marshes and how central the theme of nature was to the story as a whole.
The book ends with a sort of plot twist that I found unbelievable. I like the main character however I was left with many questions about her and her upbringing. How did all of her family abandon the youngest child and no one came back for her for all those years even though they all knew that they had left her with an abusive alcoholic father? how does Kya learn to speak proper English even though the only people she talks to have heavy Southern accents? In addition, the story is quite slow and whilst Kya is written well and is very fleshed out in the book, most of the secondary characters are not.
I would recommend this book to readers who appreciate immersive storytelling, atmospheric settings, and character-driven narratives. However, potential readers should be open to a slower-paced narrative and be willing to suspend some disbelief regarding certain plot developments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

marbledcalico's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

shoshi824's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

I could not put it down! This book had me hooked from beginning to end. First time I’ve read a book in a 24 hour period in a long time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual content