Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

No Exit by Taylor Adams

11 reviews

missgrangerr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

To me everything about this book is pitch perfect. I felt like I was there the whole time and the description made it a little too easy to visualize everything (IYKYK) This cat and mouse was dead phenomenal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Slavery, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gun violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, and Gore

biblio_millie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

At one point last year I got so stressed reading this that I had to put it down so I’ve only just finished it. My only real gripe was that the child didn’t really read like a child. Apart from the occasional line where I was like yeah a 7 year old might say this, I kind of kept imagining her as maybe 11 or 12. Otherwise very enthralling and I really enjoyed it. Lots of possible triggers, more than I normally find in a book like this, I’m glad mine didn’t come up but I was very lucky. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Trafficking, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

kat_rowlen's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

A very gripping read! It was hard to put down, so I read it very quickly! There is graphic animal cruelty that was upsetting, and didn’t add to the story so it gets points knocked for that, and the ending got a bit far fetched, but was still enjoyable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Body horror, Torture, Cancer, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Vomit and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Grief, and Car accident

literarylily's review

dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Trafficking, Gore, Death, Gun violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Chronic illness

Minor: Addiction and Animal cruelty

wynrii's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

the most tense book I’ve EVER READ. There were so many different writing choices used in this book that I found interestingly good. 

This book is SOO tense. Like some moments had my hands genuinely sweaty because I was so nervous. It was also Fairly graphic, to the point where I would have to put the book down for a few moments to process what I had just read. 

The use of traditional girl/boy names being used on the opposite sex of what they are usually paired with, was an interesting choice but one I grew to not mind. 

I enjoyed how the main character, Darby, was one you could root for but she was also grounded and got things wrong. It kept it realistic and really made me feel like I was in her shoes at some points. 

The  villains of the story were genuinely awful and all I wanted was for them to die, which I felt no remorse for. A character like that is hard to be executed well, yet this book did a pretty good job at making you hate them. 

I enjoyed the plot twists tbh. I see a lot of people complain how the plot twists came too early which, yes, I can understand how but I feel this is what sets this book apart from others in the mystery genre, especially for a setting like this one. The book gave me 0 time to even look for the clues but I didn’t really mind. I enjoyed that I couldn’t see it coming. It helped that it got its major twists out early, so that the book could focus on dehumanizing these people as much as possible. 

Finally, the ending. Tbh I was confused but happy the way it ended. The book had such wild plot twists so early into the book and by the end, I was only hoping that Darby and Jay would have a happy endings. It ended off on this semi sweet note and it felt just right for this book.

Overall, literally go read. The writing style is descriptive yet easy to follow. I devoured this book up cause it didn’t feel like I was reading that many pages. It kept me tense the entire way through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, Gore, Trafficking, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

___liv___'s review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

3 stars for the fact that it is a page turner and was a super fast read. Plus there were twists that had my jaw dropping.  However... the writing felt juvenile and there were parts to the story that felt extremely unnecessary (for example, farts and a racial slur). There were also many parts that simply did not make sense. It takes place in a blizzard, but no one ever seems to be affected by the cold and snow, even though a lot of time is spent outside?? and in converse?? Also the dialogue between Jay and Darby was so cringy that I typically would just scan over it quickly to move on. 

If you're looking for a quick page turner of a thriller with a few crazy twists, I'd recommend it i guess. Just be warned that it's full of eye-roll worthy moments and I would categorize it under YA Fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Racial slurs

nicoleharris's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Alcoholism

lovelymisanthrope's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book had me on the edge of my seat and I binged it all in one day. I do caution anyone who wants to pick this up that there is some graphic images of violence, murder, and torture that definitely had me cringing. 
This book follows a girl who is trying to make it home through a snowstorm to be able to say goodbye to her dying mother. Her car can no longer make it through the blizzard in the mountains when she stops at a rest stop and meets four individuals also stranded there. When she goes outside for a moment she is stunned to find a child in a cage in one of the cars. This mystery had a lot of layers to it and some great twists that I did not see coming. It was very engaging and I was rooting for the main character through the entirety of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Trafficking, Cancer, and Medical trauma

Minor: Stalking

annabulkowski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Car accident, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Terminal illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Confinement, Alcoholism, Torture, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

libraryofdoe's review

challenging dark sad tense 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

While snowed in at a rest stop, a woman sees a child’s handprint on a van window and upon further inspection realises there might be a child trafficker among the friendly faces trapped with her.

I really enjoyed this. While I was initially mildly upset that the twists were clunky and easy to foresee, the last fifth of the book really surprised and intrigued me and the plot was gripping.

On the whole I highly recommend, especially if you enjoy tense thrillers with relatable leads. Darby Thorne, you have my whole heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Stalking