Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Birds of California by Katie Cotugno

24 reviews

meliroo's review

emotional sad

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

tswanson103's review

emotional reflective 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

3.25

This book was absolutely not what I expected from a Cotugno adult romance. It almost felt like it wasn’t long enough to do the topic justice. It is also always strange to read books about characters that already know each other. This was not my favorite thing that Katie has ever written, but I will absolutely read whatever she publishes next.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

writingbookscoffee's review

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Cancer

sarahbess's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

It doesn’t really handle the issues that are brought up with Jamie grooming Fiona . It’s foreshadowed but not stated until like the last 10 pages. I understand that it’s not what the book is about but the lack of resolution is just not for me.