Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

49 reviews

nicolejlevy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

booksandmo's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

rachelwierick's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

erikagibson126's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A truly excellent mystery.  If you like Tana French books, I think you'd like this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jaterry30's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Incredibly dark and deeply depressing book. The premise heavily revolves around the opioid epidemic. Bleak but honest portrait of how individuals, families, and communities are impacted. My low rating is maybe because of the mood the book left me in, and less about the quality of writing or caliber of plot and characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Murder

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

A gut punch. Beautifully written, well-drawn characters, really (surprisingly) readable, but, man, does it leave you grieving. I think pitches of it as a thriller -- or, worse, a procedural -- ultimately do the novel a disservice; I found it to be a thoughtful investigation of and tribute, even, to a community that so many others have deemed broken.

Fans of Mare of Easttown (me) will definitely enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Police brutality

thespinystacks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

This is a hugely confronting story about addiction, and how it affects the people around an addict more so than that of the addict.  It’s a powerful story to tell, and I think this book did a great job of it.

Told in past and present timelines, you really feel for Mickey as she struggles through childhood and adolescence with a sister she loves dearly but worries for.

Hidden amongst the story of heartbreak within a family is a crime that Michaela is investigating and worried she may be linked to in more ways than one.

Sad and hopeful simultaneously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

elisabethjoe's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Death of parent

alexhaydon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy