Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Hex Appeal by Kate Johnson

8 reviews

peggyt's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

3.5

Strong start but got lost somewhere in the middle and didn’t stick the landing 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Murder, and Violence

caseymac's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

lily_peach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

l4urenf13's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Misogyny and Sexual assault

elynt2022's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Pace is a little uneven. It’s a slow start, but if you can make it through the first third of the book it picks up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Toxic relationship

greenmind's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

3.75

It’s a fun and cheesy romp for those who love witchy, autumnal themed reads for Halloween, with a smattering of rom-com. It reminded my of fanfiction, and that’s not a judgement or a criticism - because I love my fair bit of fanfiction - and this book gave me that same, cozy vibe. It loses its way slightly in the second half/last quarter, but it’s still a lovely story to entertain on a cold, dark night and I took a week to read this. “one more chapter” publishing from Harper Collins holds to it’s promise - I did stay up too late once or twice thinking “just one more chapter” to myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Rape and Self harm

erinrachelsmith's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.5

 This was… a lot, but I didn’t hate it? 
Hex Appeal follows Essie, who lives in the village of Goodwinter with her coven, and Josh who has just moved to the village and it turns out he is her landlord. 

There was a lot I felt was quite well done; e.g. the topic of consent, character building and I did enjoy the relationship between Essie and Josh. The book felt quaint and English while being progressive in some of its themes, I just don’t know if there was maybe too much going on that it overwhelms the story. There were a few times when I had to either put the book down and think about what was going on or go back a few pages and reread to see if I’d missed something as everything is happening so quickly. I think if this was edited well it could be really good but I also wouldn’t discourage people from giving it a go as I did find myself unable to stop reading it towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

juffnstuff's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content