Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

99 reviews

beccadyerhair's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

mallorygoldsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence

riella_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

I feel weird giving this a rating based on the premise of the book. But this was interesting and powerful. I think getting the different perspectives of this unorthodox and taboo romance added a layer I wasn't expecting. The ending is also not something I saw coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

bradfordh's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia

rilrilgoril's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

knik's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

celeste77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

I honestly don't know what to say about this book. I did not read the trigger warnings so that is on me. It started out as difficult in respect to Wavy's life, but I did not expect it to turn into what it did as the story progressed. I am giving it 3 stars primarily on the first part of the book, but I am conflicted on if it deserves that based on the second part of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

chelseajene's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.0

The only reason it gets a one is bc the writing is good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

This book should really come with at least a few trigger warnings. While the writing was really good the story was rough. It starts with an 8yo girl who has drug dealer parents, meets a 21yo that works for her dad and the two basically fall in love. While Kellen tries hard to wait for wavy to be of age I cannot get passed that Kellen says at one point, he rubber necked wavy the day he met her, which was when she was 8! The book acknowledges that it’s wrong but then also tries to portray that the love between wavy and Kellen isn’t sexual but is actual love even though Kellen’s first reaction to wavy was rubber necking, that in itself is sexual especially to an 8yo! but also sorta feels like it’s trying to glorify and normalize these types of relationships. I wouldn’t have read this if I knew about the 8yo and 21yo! Also a lot of other trigger warnings

suzy86's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

shemcgee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Potential spoilers!
I would not consider this a romance. This is a beautifully written but terrible story. Our FMC Wavy is a young girl from an abusive family who forms an unlikely friendship with her father's associate that turns romantic while she is still underage. It's heartbreaking and while some have said they found themselves rooting for this unlikely couple to make it, I found myself grieving the life Wavy deserved. She didn't get what she deserved as a child, so I can see thinking that she should get what she wants as an adult, could even understand wanting that for her. However, I still think that the author wanted you to realize that while Wavy was extremely smart and mature for her age she still wasn't grown when they entered into the beginning of a sexually intimate relationship. She knew what she wanted, but should not have been granted it at that age because she wasn't old enough to understand consent. I have no doubt that Kellen loved her, and protected her in many ways, but not in every way. He still did the wrong thing by taking advantage of her. I know it's been a common occurrence throughout the ages for men to marry girls while they're in their early to mid teen years, and there have been many points throughout history when it's been considered normal; however, normal doesn't mean right. Kids need a chance to be kids. Wavy never got a chance for a safe childhood so in some ways it's like she never really grew up. She experienced so much trauma. So did Kellen. I don't think the author was trying to make you sympathize with or understand pedophilia, I think she was just trying to tell a story of two very complicated people in who loved each other in complicated ways that were definitely not always the right ways. They found a way to be a bright spot for each other in the darkness, and yet I think if anything, the author has shown us that sometimes, love just isn't enough to make a situation right. You might find yourself wishing for peace for them, but wondering if they do get peace, will that be enough for either of them to heal? Both of them are broken, albeit in different ways. Definitely a book that makes you think and certainly not a book for everyone. A troubling read that I would read again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit