Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean

2 reviews

steffiraquel's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Racism, Hate crime, Outing, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Stalking, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Toxic relationship

extraaardvark's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

Reading this reasonably soon after QEII death meant some of the events/structure of the the “royal” elements were a bit jarring as the reality was too recent. 

If you can ignore that (as most people probably can) then the book offers an interesting insight into the role of the royalty and racism … also a very current topic!

But the story itself is fun and entertaining 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Outing

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual content