Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

511 reviews

cheerios019's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

shinyharley's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This and the Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides I cannot recommend enough. I absolutely love mysteries, thrillers, psychological books etc but can struggle with finding one's that I can't solve or predict the ending early on. With both the books I've mentioned I haven't had that problem instead he masterfully plants breadcrumbs that lead you to several very possible conclusions before hitting you with an amazing jaw dropping ending. I also love the ways that he tied the two novels together weaving their stories as separate but still interconnected in ways. In some ways without the events that happen in this book we would not have some The Silent Patient as we now it. I truly can't wait to read The Fury by him next and any others he writes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

tannerlauren's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

mbwoconnor's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Why did I read this?!?! The author knows how to weave an incredible tale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

sadie_g's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A really interesting thriller that incorporates Greek mythology and creates a compelling narrative. I was intrigued to know how this story would unfold, and while I was interested, I wasn't excited or eager to find out the ending. I felt that the ending was a bit obscure but it very much hit me and I wasn’t expecting it.

I did love the use of Greek mythology in it, especially the aspects with Persephone, but wished it played a bigger part near the end of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Stalking, Suicide attempt

mirandafreestone's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

laurengeorgia's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship

averys_bookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Loveable characters: No

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I really liked the Silent Patient so I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, it fell flat. I kept reading, hoping that the twist would be good even with a slow pace. But the twist just ended up being weird :(

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

dalreads's review against another edition

1.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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From start to finish, the story did not make much sense. The plot twist just added shock value, it did not tie nicely into the story line and there were absolutely no hints along the way alluding to the truth. The subplots ended up being inconsequential to the story as well (especially Henry’s….)and all the characters were one dimensional and shallow. The motifs and symbolism related to Greek mythology were not explored further in relation to the main plot of the story. Despite the book being called “The Maidens”, the story was hardly about those young girls and we never get to discover much about them and their dynamic away from the creepy professor. It feels like the author had a bunch of ideas he wanted to incorporate into the story and didn’t know how to connect all the dots. The connection to the characters from The Silent Patient was neat but that’s all it was, neat. Marianna as a main character was highly unlikable but not even in an interesting, thought provoking way. Her actions made no sense and she was incredibly impulsive, especially around threats. I don’t think that’s how women would behave in her situation at all, as it was quite foolish.

Not to mention that the very beginning of the story with her talking about how Edward is guilty and that is a fact, was misleading to say the least.

The book is marketed as murder mystery dark academia but it missed by a long shot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

ktalk's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Great twists just like The Silent Patient. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Physical abuse