Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

As Musas by Alex Michaelides

447 reviews

tacochelle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I'm 0 for 2 on thrillers featuring psychologists or therapists. Mariana was annoying, made dumb decisions, and spouts psych info like a textbook. She breaches so many ethical boundaries as a therapist, ones that she should know better. She came across as too clinical. The idea of a dark academia thriller using Greek tragedies to help tell their story is a great idea, but not used enough here. Again, Mariana was too distant from the action, and very focused on her own grief than the shit going on around her. The red herrings were obvious, because they're all the same type of guy that all stalk her. The twist was not great, not many clues towards that end, and it ends so suddenly after the reveal. I feel like if the story was told by one of the students, one of the Maidens even, it would be more interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Infidelity

joscelynhe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Fun, mysterious story that has a great twist that I actually wasn’t expecting. Loved how Michaelides interwove Greek myths into the story. If you’re into dark academia, this book does it perfectly. I’m not sure if it’ll be the type of book that I’ll remember vividly in a year or so, but it was definitely fun to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

nadia's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I went into this (audio)book (from Libro.fm's ALC Program) with very low expectations and I guess that helped because I ended up really enjoying it.

I know there are some plot holes, some incredibly unappetising realities to it, some things that were predictable, etc., but I stayed intrigued and guessing (at least some parts) the whole way so that wins a lot of points in my book!

Also, I'm a sucker for a campus setting, especially one incredibly closely related to my own university experience!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Stalking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

anderson27paige's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

This plot, and even the giant twist, pretty much exactly mirrors The Silent Patient, so if you liked that book, you’ll like this one. I do, however, think this book was better in the sense that it more climactic events happen throughout so I was more engaged and

it loops in characters from The Silent Patient, leading me to believe all of his books will be connecting somehow

. The ending wasn’t my favorite as I felt like it happened hard and fast and left me with a lot of confusion at first, but this does seem to be this author’s style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

nicoleanthony's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

kmacdonald's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

antidietleah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

cottagecoregrandma's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I absolutely loved this, I was captivated the entire time, but I do understand why people didnt enjoy it as much as i did. The ending was pretty predictable imo I saw it from the beginning except one of the twists…i didnt see it coming but I also just felt eh about it too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Murder

trippalli's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

2.5

A dark academia murder mystery... Revenge and vendettas, childhood  abuse back stories..Very dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

laurendart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship