Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

86 reviews

alaina's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

This book has many scenes with deep rich emotional experiences, but I struggled to care for or root for the main characters. 
This is a story about falling in love but isn’t a romance. 
I wanted the Creole family identity to be explored more deeply. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Death of parent

hoey_girlboss_queen's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

Para mí, el libro resultó ser una decepción. 

Primero que nada, los personajes y la historia en sí me parecieron planos y poco desarrollados. Me dio la impresión de que se pudo haber hecho más. Los sucesos pasaban uno tras otro sin tanta correlación ni cohesión, por lo que más de una vez me confundí con la trama.

En relación a la parte romántica del libro, tampoco creo que se hizo algo espectacular. Nunca pude sentir una conexión especial entre las dos protagonistas y la manera en que sus historias se entrelazaban no me dejó satisfecha.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Death of parent

biowoman's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Beautiful exploration of how the challenges of life set you on a path you may not have planned for. A realistic reflection on losing your way or pace with your life and how that has an impact on your relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content

indydc'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Trafficking

Minor: Confinement, Violence, and War

katharina90's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Well written literary fiction that strikes an interesting balance between melancholy and more hopeful notes.

Definitely a slow burn and the side-by-side storylines in the beginning took me a while to get into but overall I really enjoyed this book.

What resonated most with me was the thread of yerba buena, flowers and other plants that winds its way through the novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

annabulkowski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sianjkh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

nina lacour doesn't miss!!! jesus christ!!! yet another book that will form me as a person in ways i will never recognize. i would've read it in one sitting given the chance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Suicide

antoniaodernein's review against another edition

dark lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol