Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Score by Elle Kennedy

163 reviews

tragicgloom's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Would be a better book if it weren't for all the slut-shaming, sexism and subtle, but still noticeable, lesbophobia, homophobia, transphobia and racism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexism, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Suicide, Cancer, Racism, and Homophobia

ecravens's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Drug use, Death, Sexual content, Addiction, and Gaslighting

katiekaiser's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

I liked this book a lot!! It’s an easy and quick read. I like the way it incorporates characters from the previous books. For whatever reason, I just didn’t love the characters as much as I did in previous books. Something about Dean just seemed a little off to me.

I also didn’t like that they kept it secret from their friends and that their friends didn’t really approve. One thing I really liked is that Allie took a break to find herself. I think that was good for her as an individual and it added to her character development

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Car accident, Cursing, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Vomit

clairemurray's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Ouuuu this was a good one, each book in this series gets better and better. LOVE the sexual tension in this book!! Was really interesting getting to know the playboy dean and see why his brain works the way it does. Love Allie as a girl next door character. The chemistry between these too is literally on fire. Job well done by Elle Kennedy once again!! Bravo 👏👏👏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Chronic illness

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

elirizon's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

Don’t get me wrong, this book was enjoyable and I happily read it in a day. However the over sexualisation of wlw relationships is a bit 🫣😬

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Grief

ttumbletree's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

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

3.75

I loved this book. I very much didn’t expect to love this book, but I loved it! I tried to avoid  this series for a very long time, and me picking it back up after the first book was more out of convenience, but I’m glad I read these books. I love the relationship between Dean and Allie as much as I love the characters separate from one another. Their chemistry was explosive and I enjoyed the way their relationship developed over the course of the book. I even liked the drama towards the end of the book, which isn’t very typical for me. Usually I’m over it before it even starts, but this time around I couldn’t help but be invested. And it gave the characters more chances to grow and develop and it made me feel a lot of emotions so that’s also a tick in my book. 
All in all I loved the book: it made me giddy, made me full out laugh (at 2 am so thank you very much for that), it made me cry, it made me feel everything. (I never expected a book series about hockey players falling in love to make me cry, but here we are.) 

I have to take away some points though, for the blatant heteronormativity, and the “I’m so masculine, I call people p***y” remarks that are sadly present in all the books in this series… (never liked that, never enjoyed that, cringe every time it happens, cannot effing stand it!) Oh and not to forget the over sexualization of wlw. It’s disgusting and harmful! 

I am also very much not over the Beau thing. It was rude and it broke my heart!! Did not expect that to happen, nor that it would hit me this hard, but I am still very much upset about it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia

emily_holden's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Dean and Allie are such a cutie couple!! They both lean on and help each other in tough times, despite trying to resist a connection for a while. They were able to rebound from tough times and make it out stronger!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident and Death

agateg's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

 “I think it takes a certain level of trust to sit next to someone and not feel the pressing urge to babble away.”

 Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn’t have the first clue about what she’s going to do after college. To make matters worse, she’s nursing a broken heart thanks to the end of her longtime relationship. Wild rebound sex is definitely not the solution to her problems, but gorgeous hockey star Dean Di Laurentis is impossible to resist. Just once, though, because even if her future is uncertain, it sure as heck won’t include the king of one-night stands.  

 I didn’t expect to fall so deeply for Dean and Allie, but it happened. I also didn't expect this to get so heavy so definitely check the trigger warnings! But overall I was shocked by how lovable I found Dean and his relationship with Allie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Cursing, and Car accident

sarinaxenia's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death

Minor: Drug use and Death of parent

kb33's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Drug use and Grief

Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, Cancer, Mental illness, Chronic illness, and Death