Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

5 reviews

ghost_of_october's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.25

I read that a lot of people don’t like Penny for her personality, but I really like her for all of the same reasons. She’s hypercritical and hypocritical, selfish and protective, romantic but cynical—she judges others for their faults and isn’t very aware of her own. But that makes her very human to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abortion

This does touch on experiences with S/A and child neglect/abuse, as well as mental illness such as depression. Please be cautious.

trinitybabiii's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I felt like the book developed in certain places but the author never really resolved it. Like the only thing that improved was penny and celeste’s relationship. There were alot of open endings, like what happened to the anima, and why would she build up the date with sam just cut to acknowledgements??? The book was cute, and some of the scenes were funny but i dont think I’d recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Alcoholism

besohappily's review against another edition

3.25

The first part of the story annoyed me incredibly. Especially Penny seemed very selfish and just tended to make me frustrated for no reason what so ever. After a while the story does get more engaging. I must say that some aspects seemed force. I would also and Sam as a character was quite simply the one better written out of the main two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

kayladaila's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Alcoholism, and Adult/minor relationship

e_lace's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was fine. Not a fan of the way it just kind of glazed over a bunch of hard subjects and swept them under the rug. Like does Sam finish his documentary? Is Penny's story even good? Mallory is still racist? But whatever. If you're looking for something low stakes to remind you of being an incredibly careless college freshman slowly discovering that everyone around you also has trauma, this might be the book for you. It wasn't the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Rape

The entire book's plot is predicated on the main love interest having a panic attack in the middle of the street and there is a character who is blatantly racist multiple times who never learns from that?

The mc also reveals a high school sexual assault as a reason for her poor relationship with her mother