Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

10 reviews

hjcomic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, War, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Trafficking and Slavery

Minor: Genocide and Violence

This book isn't my favourite among the Rivers series, as the characters and their relationships are still developing. However the A and B plots are gripping and haunting and disturbing in a way that really stays with you.

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

I love Peter Grant; he's green and slightly bumbling so he's easy to relate to, but he's also incredibly insightful which makes for interesting revelations. Throw in the occasional idiotic mistake (particularly when it comes to his romantic partners) and you've got a winning protagonist.

The second book in this series is fun, engaging, easy to read and really clever. But I have found with both books so far, there are so many characters, sub-plots and mysteries (which often connect and intertwine) that my head is swimming a bit by the end. I followed along ok, but felt at times like I could do with my own investigatory notepad to keep everything straight in my head.

That said, this has a great ending and the makings of several long-gestating stories to come. I'm utterly hooked and have already ordered a secondhand copy of Whispers Underground!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

ineffablebob's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Another enjoyable urban fantasy mystery read. Clearly a setup for the rest of the series as the mystery isn't totally resolved (one of them, anyway). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

a_muggle's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

I LOVED the first book in this series, and the third (I read it first because the library had it), but I was really let down by this one. I still love Peter and Nightingale, but this one's plot was just meh for most of the book. 
And the kinda random sexual scenes added nothing really except for a sorta plot twist at the end. (Which I saw coming way before the end.) They kinda threw me off because I didn't expect there to be any explicit content.

If you don't like this book, I highly recommend that you move on to the third and give it a try. I found that one went back to the magic of the first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Torture, Ableism, and Slavery

ishinnatelleth's review against another edition

adventurous sad

3.5

Enjoyed this idea that the first book in the series 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Trafficking, Violence, Grief, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

mar's review against another edition

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia, Ableism, Suicide, Trafficking, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, and Racism

anbcanty's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

whirl's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Confinement

madmilliner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

2.5

This book is a lot more salacious than I remember the previous book being,  I wanted more catching the bad guy, less skin and sweat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Confinement, Mental illness, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Grief, Gore, Cursing, and Violence

Graphic medical reconstruction procedures and mutilation.