Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Maame by Jessica George

137 reviews

kayladaila's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Chronic illness

Minor: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Biphobia, Sexual content, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, and Medical content

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Suicide

ec_holland's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

4.0

I was entranced by this book and was fully engrossed with Maddie and her story - until we go to a sudden bout of fixated biphobia nearly 70% of the way through the book, which docked my enthusiasm.

I understand that straight people are surprised by bisexual people on dating apps, but the MC questioning whether a person is worth dating because they are bisexual is a pretty cut and dry phobia.

For a coming of age story, this was otherwise really endearing. 

“I get that respite when I’m not being me,” was a really big and relatable moment with anyone who has done the laborious process of suppressing trauma - and that feeling of shame.

There was an intimate sadness throughout the book that felt both natural and familiar. 

Sometimes, everything really is exhausting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Racism

Moderate: Biphobia and Sexual content

brittanyrbell's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

headinthepages's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

claire_michelle18's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.5

This is a lovely if quite sad coming of age novel about Maddie who is British-Ghanaian, in her mid-twenties, and a carer for her father. Maddie's journey to creating a life for herself whilst also honouring who she is is very relatable and her determination and naivete are charming. The author really makes you root for Maddie and feel her troubles deeply. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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: Racism and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

larcadip's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

Sexual content that felt like rape, wasn’t enjoying the story overall 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

maddiet425's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.0

This book was ok, but there was nothing extraordinary about it. It kept me interested, and it was well written, but the plot was very predictable. I also felt like I didn’t get to know any character other than Maddie. That being said, it wasn’t a bad book, just not something I’d rave about

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Racism