Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

511 reviews

nicoledelairs's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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: Complicated

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Hey what the fuck was that?

okay but when the author of the letter used the word "premonition" i for suurrrreeeee thought it had to be jack. Like???????? But okay finding out it was sebastion was a huge shock for me and makes me so sad for Zoe. She was groomed by this sick predator to become a tool for him

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Grief

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

spoiler for the Animal Death CW: a character is writing about his past and details an incident when his father shoots his dog, killing it. The character had a strong bond with this dog and it is quite upsetting and senseless violence

Spoiler for the Child Abuse and Pedophilia CW: late in the novel it is revealed that a female character was groomed from a young age by a male character that was close to her and sort of like a father figure. It can be assumed that this male character has sex with the female character while she is underage. Since she is not old enough to consent, I also tagged CW rape.

thewildkat's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I guessed the ending pretty early on. Also, the resolution to the story was a bit lacking and didn’t really tell you what the characters came away with and ended at a weird moment that would have been interesting to see.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria

annaleverhart's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Murder

ckyoung's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia

yaunnie02's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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10/10 ending was soooo unexpected! Very crazy and very sad!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

rachelpacz's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

erinoconnor's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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Honestly… bleh. I listened to the audiobook, which was great, but the book itself was truly awful. Between the cringy lead character, the way every single man was obsessed with her and wanted to sleep with her, the casual assault, and the absurd twist that basically devalued the whole story, I am surprised I didn’t just stop. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

romysaurus's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

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, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood

Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment

elena_noelle's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The more I think about this book, the less I like it. It was a decent paced read, I flew through it and the setting of Cambridge was fun. However,  so much of the story is unexamined and left surface level.

The plot twist that Zoe was the murder wasn't shocking, it was clear that there was more than what she was leading on but the ending with Sebastian completely goes unexamined. Mariana does not reckon with the obvious grooming and exploitation of her adopted daughter. Kinda felt victim shamey

. The MC is a therapist who has no understanding of ethics or even what therapists should do. All the female characters hate each other and men bend over backwards for them. The Ancient Greek and mythology references also never come back and have no real meaning, just word salad thrown in to make it feel like dark academia. Basically, everyone in this book sucks and there's no deeper point explored. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment

anjali_911's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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My favourite Alex Michaelides book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Blood, Murder