Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Chosen by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

15 reviews

haybailzb's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

authorannafaundez's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

And here at book #3, we finally have some character development!

Not to say the book doesn't have problems. I was curious if Zoey and co. would get less judgemental and rude as the series went on, so I made a tally sheet! We have 15 counts of calling people "slut" or "ho," 13 counts of "hag," 6 counts of really weird remarks around being gay, 3 very judgemental and unnecessary moments, and 1 use of the R-word. Look at that: growth. (Yes, the previous two books were worse, but I didn't get a 100% accurate tally for them, because I kept forgetting my little notebook.)

The base story, the plot, is still the best part of these books. I could live with a lot less teenage angst and drama. I was a teenager not that long ago--about a decade, if you must know. It's 2024 currently--I remember what it was like. And uh, a lot of how this book portrays teens just isn't it. The authors, just like last time, seem out of touch and trying to make up for it by excessive use of clichés.

And I'm only going to say one thing about the adult/minor relationship in this book: the authors did a terrible job making it extremely clear that kind of relationship is always inappropriate and wrong. These books are marketed directly to young girls. Do better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Blood, Body horror, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Bullying

Minor: Sexual content

daralexandria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Sexual content

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, and Violence

bookwormforlifeandmore's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Grief

doomluz's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Blood, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Death

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

caramel_peaches's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

saturngaze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny and Toxic friendship

nick13's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I had fun with this book just like the last two in the series but...not as much. There were times where the character was kind of racist, and I felt like it was the author speaking through the character ngl, and also she just did so many terrible things. While I usually don't mind morally bad main characters, she also just felt incredibly stupid while doing it just so that the plot could continue and not because that's how she would actually act in reality. Overall, the writing and world building continues to be bad but this time with a lot less fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Gaslighting, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, Murder, and Physical abuse

jlaz_13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship