Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

4 reviews

indigof0x's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

morganperks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Grief, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Blood, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Stalking

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was overall a very enjoyable, fast and intriguing read. Very fun and I'm glad I read it but I do have a few criticisms.

Firstly, I personally wanted more spookyness. There were some scenes that seemed like they were trying to be scary, but just weren't doing it for me. I wanted the creepy elements to just be a little more. The threatening messages written out in alphabetti spaghetti, as an example.

Secondly, the main character did get on my nerves at times. I found myself getting very frustrated with how clueless she was with the kids, especially for someone with nannying experience. The frequent switch between hmmm Jack seems dodgy and but he do be cute tho also got a little old a little fast.

The end explanation felt a little rushed, but still enjoyed it. I feel like I've been overly harsh here, it's just always easier to pick out criticisms for some reason.

That said, I really did enjoy it. I loved Ellie as a character in particular, the idea of the poison garden and the history behind that (I'd happily read a whole seperate book about that). I enjoyed and appreciated the themes touched upon, such as misogyny, complex family dynamics, potentially grooming etc. I'm kind of torn between wishing these were explored more, and appreciating that maybe this just wasn't the place for these discussions. Either way I appreciate that they were included. 

And most important of all, we needed more of the dogs please 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny and Sexual harassment

mallory10100's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

wow this was a great read. bought it because i love the haunting of bly manor and knew that it’s based on a book called the turn of the screw, and there were so many similarities with the show it was fun. so many great twists at the end that i definitely didn’t see coming!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Self harm, Police brutality, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Bullying, Dementia, Excrement, Gore, Infidelity, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

i loved this book homophobia TW is there bc the author uses the F slur for cigarettes because she’s british