Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon

15 reviews

quinnyquinnquinn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Grief

moony__3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful sad 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? Yes

3.0

i like the concept but i cringed a lot. didn't like the writing style, you can definitely tell it's the authors first novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Outing

Moderate: Racial slurs

wilms_rudi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, Alcohol, Rape, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

Minor: Police brutality

asmodeous's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

3.5

This came recommended to me by a coworker. I really liked the historical setting which lent itself to a lot of the issues and topics covered by the author.
The main character was likeable and I loved the addition of pop culture and music references. 
I'm not Indigenous or Two-Spirit so I can't speak to whether the representation will ring true and authentic to folks who are, but I think the author tried to be inclusive and respectful of their experiences without stepping on toes and depicting it too intimately.
It's a sweet love story with lots of dark content but a hopeful ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Bullying, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Medical content, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: War and Police brutality

conversion "therapy"

miserablemoons's review against another edition

5.0

I couldn't put this book down, the characters were written and opened my eyes to the things I need to see in myself and that I'm not a burden and j don't have to change. 
please r as the content warnings though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Racism, Mental illness, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Grief, Homophobia, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape

foreverinastory's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

This was so good but ow my heart.

Rep: white gay male MC, Native American (Oglala Lakota Nation) gay male love interest, Black biracial cishet female side character, a couple Native American (Oglala Lakota Nation) side characters.

CWs: bullying, homomisia/homophobia, racism, alcoholism, addiction, attempted sexual assault, racial slurs, violence, xenophobia, medical trauma, electroshock therapy, conversion therapy, hate crime, past mentions of police brutality and murder, death of parent, alcohol consumption, drug use, torture, child abuse. Moderate: consensual sexual content, pedophilia, colonisation, emotional abuse, misogyny, transmisia/transphobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Drug use, Violence, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Police brutality, Murder, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Xenophobia, Medical content, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Pedophilia, Colonisation, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Emotional abuse

a_ira's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Pedophilia and Hate crime

space_bandit's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Hate crime, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Self harm, and Colonisation

ace_b's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia