Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Power by Naomi Alderman

23 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Wow. What a BOOK. I can’t wait to discuss this with my friends, it made me audibly gasp quite often 😦

Definitely not for people who get squirmish, as there is a lot of gore… But if I managed it, I suppose many people can 🫠 

I appreciated the perspectives of all the different characters (Allie, Jocelyn at some points, Margot, Roxy and Tunde) and I loved the way they all started to intertwine with each other through different ways 😳
It definitely had ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ energy that I could appreciate and I love the flip side 👏🏼

I’m definitely recommending this to anyone who’s a fan of gory, intense reads! The fact it had Margaret Atwood’s seal of importance was impressive ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pedophilia, Gore, and Sexual violence

armarino's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, War, and Torture

neevechristine's review

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

A real thinker, beautifully written. Heart wrenching in parts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Death, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexism

charisw's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Hate crime, Stalking, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

miaaa_lenaaa's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

Fucking 10/10
‘Its like shes died but shes still too alive to notice.’
‘

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, War, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gun violence, Sexism, Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Slavery

buffalogan64's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Death, Torture, Cursing, and Blood

izwit's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, War, and Sexual assault

twigsandtoast's review

slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

sophieennis's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Abandonment, Drug use, Sexual violence, Trafficking, War, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Pedophilia

mikki_9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Racism, and Transphobia