Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

21 reviews

tannerlauren's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

2.5

I wasn't sure how I felt about this book for most of it. I feel like I enjoy this as extended character study but the story was weird and disjointed. As others have said the ending is incredibly abrupt and out of nowhere. Ultimately I really enjoyed Stephen's chapters and inner world even if I vehemently disagree with it. I think if you like the show it's worth a shot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Car accident

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Minor: Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Vomit, and Violence

cbook1211's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

Addictive read at the start, and emotionally challenging. But the ending fell flat to me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Cursing

mandarrr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Death, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

taraaleitz's review against another edition

I literally just started this and I truly cannot read any more of it.🫣

The first page had be already wanting to stop reading, but I persisted for a whole 30 pages before deciding I really didn’t like this book. The characters aren’t likable, so it makes reading a very unlikable plot extremely difficult. There’s so substance to the story—it seems to be just a lot of pointless drama, materialistic tendencies, and overall extremely superficial.

The main character is Lucy and the whole book (I believe—again I only read 30 pages, plus skimmed some) is based around her unhealthy “relationship” with a boy named Stephen that she can’t fully get over. Stephen boasts in the thrill of chasing after a girl and making her fall for him, finds satisfaction in pursuing multiple women at a time, and very much sexualizes women.

I am not interested in entertaining this read anymore—even reading the first 30 pages was too many pages for me. Some may say that I didn’t give this book a chance, but I tried skipping ahead to read some more of the context to see if it’s all more of the same.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Eating disorder

Minor: Sexual content

courtneys317's review against another edition

tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness

sprucewillow's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Mental illness, and Fatphobia

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Death

snjos58's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Body shaming, Car accident, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

sldibened's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Eating disorders, abusive relationships, sex, drugs & alcohol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

Eating disorders, abusive relationships, sex, drugs & alcohol

ivanaestaba's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

couldn't put it down. one of my favorite books, loved the writing and loved the story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Sexual content