Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer

9 reviews

alinn0904's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

1.5

I know that there are different books for different people but this really was not for me. I know books can make us feel all the feels but this one was really very depressing almost all the way through. I gave 1.5 stars rather than 1 because it did have me hoping for Salem and Thayer there for a bit. I saw there is a book 2 but I have no desire to put myself through stuff like that again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Terminal illness, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Death, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

ingy09's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

iisa's review against another edition

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

1.0

The girl is 18, legit a child, while the dude is 31. 31! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Incest

sam019's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

4.0

It was a good book! I felt the author was really great at bringing up difficult themes in a very sensitive and raw manner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Adult/minor relationship

readingwithlyss's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

marybsimp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

noveltay's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I didn’t like how this book was written at first. It took me quite a few chapters to enjoy the way it was written. But once I started getting giddy about Thayer & Salem, I enjoyed it from then on out.

The age gap is odd to me, but something I could look over for the plots sake. I did think he showed a huge paternal role with the gifts and protectiveness of her! 

Check the TW before reading. Death, abuse, sexual assault, adult/minor, etc are all mentioned even if it’s brief! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Sexual violence, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape

psyched_np's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely heartbreaking. Have the tissues ready. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

katyannreads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Child death

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault