Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Luster by Raven Leilani

181 reviews

koalachlox's review

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Racism

ahopper7's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.0

The book wasn’t working for me, but once I switched to the audiobook, I was able to get into the story more. The characters are not likeable, but I gather that was on purpose. The story is dark, but the way the author handled how trauma shows up in our lives and vulnerability of discovering yourself including your worth was beautiful. Overall, the book just wasn’t for me, but I appreciate what the author was doing with the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Abortion, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Police brutality, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

alexisbashta's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Sexual content, Racism, Suicide, and Miscarriage

lannke8's review

challenging emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Police brutality, Abortion, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Racism

alecrigdon's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

4.25

Luster is a deeply intimate novel that to read feels like getting sucked into a black hole at the core of the main character's soul. The prose is beautiful and plot frustrating and while it seems to spin in place, defying gravity, I kept returning to find out what happened next, or didn't happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, and Racism

tulilipz's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Racism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Abortion, and Police brutality

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Animal death, and Drug use

ivulikkivulik's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual content

ggema's review

dark funny reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Police brutality

vrcreads's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Racism, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Blood, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Drug use, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

graciekay's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Infidelity, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Death