Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Old Enough by Haley Jakobson

46 reviews

cigarete_smoke's review

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Biphobia, Homophobia, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcohol, Transphobia, and Fatphobia

gzaborski's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

Such an impactful story about friendship, survival, and growth that centers and celebrates queer identity without it being the entire plot. 
This book was such a gripping read, I finished it in two days. Extremely cathartic, but do be aware there are some graphic sa flashbacks. My one complaint is that there may have been one or two too many side characters. I did have to flip back and forth between chapters to remind myself of certain names.
Such an enjoyable book reminding us that growth is inevitable, and not always easy, but it can shape us into happier better people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Transphobia and Physical abuse

emilybacher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Transphobia, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

mythiclibearian's review

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Transphobia, and Domestic abuse

imstephtacular's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Blood, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Grief, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Classism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

beccaand's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia, Alcohol, and Homophobia

hanraye's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

First read of 2024! 

Will be processing this one in therapy (thank god for therapy). Old Enough is the book I wish I’d had at 14, 17, 21… The queer validation I didn’t know I needed even as I am in my safe, happy, queer relationship. Tears were absolutely shed - over love, in mourning, and for the beauty of the expansiveness of queer identity and experience. Thank you for writing this book, Haley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Biphobia and Toxic friendship

carolinemwatson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, and Violence

darcyparcy's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

3.0

this is not a bad book at all, it just wasn't for me. the relationships between the characters is easily the best part of the book, and savannah's journey of healing and self-discovery was very touching and well-done. i'm not sure why, but i didn't LOVE it. i definitely think this book has its audience that will adore it, but i am not a member of that audience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault

eemilycolleen's review

4.75

ok i cried!!!!! loved sav so much, truly everything about her narration. this is a book that knows exactly what it wants to share: where it zooms in and focuses, where it gestures vaguely, where it leaves you behind. simply everything about sav and izzie's relationship killed me. i was happy for her. i believed she was happy for me too. or that she would be one day. because i think the promises that we made to each other were never really about weddings or forevers. they were about a commitment to each other. a commitment to each other's joy. i think we both believed that joy could not exist without us being together, but we're old enough now to know otherwise. DEVASTATING! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault