Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

28 reviews

mishi543's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Abortion, Murder, and Cancer

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

magkerr's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, and Cancer

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

yavin_iv's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, Terminal illness, Murder, Cursing, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

5aru's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

Amazing read. Kept me hooked throughout! The author's style is so agreeable to read, and the mystery is so well-woven, I had a hard time putting it down -  although the resolution of the case did peter out a bit. I really like how Ivy's feelings are fleshed out throughout, she's a very rounded character and I grew to really like her despite all her (rather glaring) flaws. The rest of the cast is almost equally as interesting, too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Cancer, Abortion, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jourdanicus's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Vomit

jaymii's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

claire_luna's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

So, this was not what I was expecting. I came across this book in some list and added it to my library audio holds and then went in pretty blind. For some reason I thought it was YA but it definitely isn't. Sure, it's set at a magic school and there's a prophecy about a Chosen One but that's where the typical YA fantasy genre tropes stop. It's a detective novel, tinged with magic and drama, full of queer characters (but coming out isn't a theme). There were continuous twists and it was a few chapters from the end before I was further ahead than our plucky, somewhat damaged detective. I was also thoroughly impressed with the narration, this was one of my longer audiobooks and I was so into it that at one point I just started into space sitting on my couch. There was so much packed into this book (do see the content warnings) and it delivered with a punch. What more can I say? I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

azyef's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Blood, Cancer, Bullying, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Minor: Eating disorder and Adult/minor relationship