Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa

7 reviews

freshbatchofbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I flew through this book, but only because I was trying to beat my library due date. 
I don’t think the epilogue was necessary 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Bullying, and Hate crime

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Medical content, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Drug use

Minor: Classism, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Adult/minor relationship

insanelyfruity's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

'I was laughing without knowing what was funny. Everything was funny now. Or else everything was horribly sad. I couldn't remember which.'

it seemed like a very lighthearted book at first but as I got more into it I realised how wrong I was. I enjoyed the book but the ending didn't feel satisfying to me and I still have a lot of unanswered questions about the plot. the epilogue only added to the questions. 

"What are we going to do?" I said.
"I guess we're going to sit here and wait for this night to end. Every night has to end eventually."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Homophobia, Outing, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

lupitabread's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

uhh_sydney's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Outing, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Addiction

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

mayab1226's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

For one thing, this book got me out of my reading slump, so I’m thankful to it for that! The plot and characters were really engaging, and the novel had a compelling and nuanced portrayal of teenage rebellion & escapism, mental illness & self-destruction, and the fine line the characters walked between the two. Although I found the shifting POV tense (1st person for Jeremy, 2nd person for Sebby, 3rd person for Mira) off-putting at first, by the end I was fully invested in it and found that it served their characters well. In particular, I thought Sebby’s 2nd person POV was used just the right amount: not enough that it became affected, but not so little that Sebby didn’t have a voice in the narrative, although his was definitely more complex and ambiguous than that of Jeremy or Mira (which, again, served his character well).

However, I felt that some of the secondary characters—Rose, Ali (and their relationship), Nick, and especially Talia—were a little underdeveloped, even though I understand they weren’t the focus of the novel. The ending also felt a little rushed to me. But on the whole, this was a good, compelling read I’d recommend to fans of YA contemporary/realistic fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

circereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book destroyed me. I still haven't stopped crying.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

kendafton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

easily one of my favorite books of all time ! i love the characters so so much, it was so relatable and funny. definitely a comfort read.

the ending upset me a bit with the way sebby was kinda forgotten about, i really wish we got to see him overcome his struggles with love and family.

overall, it was an amazing book. WE NEED A SEQUEL !!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Mental illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship