Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Small Game by Blair Braverman

16 reviews

haave's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Animal death

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Cursing, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content

erinoconnor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I read an advanced uncorrected proof copy - so I’m not sure if anything changed with publication, that being said - I really enjoyed the story. I wanted more and wish there was a more fleshed out ending, but I appreciate the mirror image of the beginning at the end. Some things seemed rushed and not fully answered - I want to hear EXACTLY what happened to Lenny and the crew, while I think it’s probably their last theory about money but STILL! - but I thoroughly enjoyed this read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Medical content, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Sexual assault, Rape, Blood, and Sexual content

filey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I expected this book to be closer to Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube and was initially surprised that it wasn't. As an #uglydogs fan and an occasional Survivor/Naked and Afraid enjoyer, I was excited to read Blair's (fictional) take on survival reality TV!

I burned through this novel in a single 3 hour session and thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. I don't know if Mara is meant to be a likeable protagonist, but I did like her a lot. 

The ending did feel a little frustrating. I was less bothered by the missing resolution of the mystery—

I think it's heavily implied that one character's theory was spot on

—and more by the montage-like ending.

Part of me feels like it was fine, because the characters had done what they needed to do by that point, but part of me wishes I could've joined them for that last stretch of their journey as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

alreads420's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

chris_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood, Excrement, Sexual content, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting

nicole_zx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

natagot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Gore, and Vomit

kelsea's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Animal death

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Sexual content

zombiezami's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Cursing

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Excrement