Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Churn by James S.A. Corey

5 reviews

ithato's review

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Addiction, and Drug abuse

xta_07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.75

Amos is one of my favorite character from the Expanse series. Getting a look into his shockingly violent and somewhat twisted past gives you a peak into what shapes how he treats people and situations. Made me want to do a re-read of the first few books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment

libertyreads789's review

dark hopeful informative sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Another Expanse story read. I’m having such a fun time with this series. I think part of the problem I had with this one is that I didn’t realize whose story I was reading until the last handful of pages. That’s completely on me. I went into it without reading the synopsis first. Whoops. I even already knew a lot about this character’s past before reading this novella. I’m ashamed. But, like a lot of people say regarding the Expanse, this is just futuristic fiction/science fiction the way it should be done. The science aspect checks out--as far as I know--and the characters are well fleshed out and even if you don’t like them you do enjoy reading their stories. I also found that I loved the writing style for this one. There were some amazing word choices and sentences structures that had me nerding out at times.

At this point I’ve finished 7 works from this series (three books and four novellas) and I’m excited to read the next one in April. With the speed I’m getting through this series, I’m thinking I might get caught up with (or finish?) it by the end of the year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Addiction

lex_y's review

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Abandonment and Death of parent

palebluecosmos's review

challenging dark fast-paced

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

0.25

Child rape is not okay. Reverse the genders, and people wouldn't be so quick to excuse this book. The main character was groomed by a female caretaker for years prior to the on-page child rape when he is 15.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence