Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

4 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

I screamed in my head “Run Magnolia!,” the entire time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

randareads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

scottsmom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

jade_0222's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The writing style of this novel is poetic, I was arrested by the rhythm and movement of the narrative, it's not something I've come across before. The author truly has a lyrical way of telling a story. The modernity of it, mingled with magical realism is an added plus. My only issue with the book, is that it feels like there were still loose ends of the story to tie up. When I finished the book, there were still questions I had regarding the main characters actions after "dealing with her demons" so to speak. It all seemed to dive in a sprint to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Abortion, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use