Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard

19 reviews

anjh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

honestly this book was so easy to read and so comforting, especially with being able to relate to strongly to Steffi with shyness and anxiety. 

i really liked the d/Deaf representation in this book especially with the d/Deaf x SM relationship and how this encouraged the discussion around how much we really need to use verbal communication and how other modes of communication can be just as meaningful if not more, including BSL. 

a lot of the plot points in this book were quite predictable which i guess was a kind of downside but honestly i would still give it 5 stars, it was so unique in its representation of differences and so beautiful. 

i don’t normally like romance books but something about the romance in this one was just different and unique and i really did like it. the 🌶️ scenes tho not so much lol

would def recommend to anyone who enjoys YA with disability rep and a touch of romance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual content

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual harassment, Death, Car accident, Abandonment, Racism, and Bullying

zgreyz's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

3.0

this was cute and felt like a great representation of selective mutism and deafness.  the conflict towards the end felt weird and forced and just kinda random, trying too hard to find a conflict and then overreacting to it.  and sex scene and talks of sex completely killed the cute vibe

when Rhys just gets himself off and is done.  and apparently continues to do that without ever thinking about her???  and she justifies and normalizes that. wtf. no

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content

samantha_leigh's review against another edition

To explicit 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

sandsstrokes's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

seekittyread's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content

dramagirl2003's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

what a interesting, and sweet book with a unique (to me at least) plot. great disability rep
deaf male mc, and a female mc who struggles with serious anxiety and is a selective mute. they communicate by bsl and messaging apps, and their interactions are really sweet

this got me thinking about my own anxious struggles

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

there’s one sexual scene that’s pretty detailed. definitely not suitable for younger readers, which is a real shame because the rest of the book is great

abbyh1011's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

olivia_v's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

I loved all the characters and the different dynamics. 
I think it was a good representation of anxiety and how it can manifest for some people. 
I enjoyed the writing styles, and the sign language was really well incorporated (especially liked the chapter numbers having the BSL instructions above them). 
Steffi’s mum did wind me up sometimes as I felt she was quite oppressive and discouraging of Steffi. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual content

courtnoodles's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-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

2.0

2.5

Steffi and Rhys were cute, but other than that, nothing happened.

Also Tem sucks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Child death, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident and Grief