Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Bis(s) zum Abendrot by Stephenie Meyer

7 reviews

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

Honestly, what can I say? They’re really not good, but it’s so entertaining… 😅

With the return of the Cullens, it brings about a lot of unacceptable behaviour that we honestly didn’t notice back in the day… Edward’s controlling, Jacob’s manipulative, Bella’s a fucking idiot. Honestly, these characters are so toxic, and their relationships are honestly as unhealthy as it gets, yet somehow, not many of us noticed this at the height of Twilight’s popularity. I mean, I was about 12, so I’m going to blame it on that… 😅

This is definitely not a great book. It’s also not the sort of relationships and people so many teenagers (myself included) should have been idolising, but I digress. 

Overall, it’s not good, but it’s so damn entertaining and the nostalgia is hitting me hard, not gonna lie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gore, and Toxic relationship

stindex's review against another edition

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Confinement, Stalking, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Murder, Abandonment, Body horror, and Medical content

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Medical trauma, War, Gaslighting, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship

merah's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity and Self harm

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

mmefish's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

1.0

I read only 70% of this book but I’m marking it as “read” because I deserve it.
I was enjoying my daily dose of cringe up until page 260 where Jacob not only gaslights Bella into thinking that she wants to be with him romantically but sexually assaults her: he kisses her forcefully (right after she tells him that he’s like family to her), holds her so she can’t move a muscle and ignores all of her attempts to break free. It was incredible uncomfortable to read how she “stopped fighting, went limp and waited for him to stop, not feeling anything”. After that Jacob says that Bella definitely should have liked kissing him, jokes around and just in general acts like a douchebag. Then CHARLIE joins in and doesn’t see anything wrong with Jacob assaulting his daughter??!! It’s like Meyer decided to ruin all the likeable characters at once.
I’m used to Edward being a creep and controlling - he was like that from the beginning. It’s not redeemable in any way but I got over it after book 1. Sexual assault, however, is something new entirely. It’s written in a way so not one character makes a big deal out of it and Bella forgives Jacob (of course) after a day or so. Disgusting, really. Not only “Eclipse” is already incredibly boring, but after that chapter I could not make myself read much more. 
Oh yeah, and we get a glimpse of imprinting: a “lovely” scene with a grown ass man and a TODDLER. 🤮

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia

luluslittlelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

jjjreads's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

Terrible; zero of ten do not recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship