Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Ich gebe dir die Sonne by Jandy Nelson

39 reviews

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Car accident, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

iv0rymoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

oh my lord how do i even begin to describe how much i love this book. i so so so so adore it with all my heart. the characters, the stories, their blossoming love for one another, the deep deep connections, UGH i cant get enough. while there were some for surely weird qualms i had (specifically with jude’s storyline), it was still a p small flaw in the grander sense, because the book is so damn good. i cant lie though, i did very much become extremely hooked by noah’s storyline. but holy damn realizing both his and jude’s were like 80 something page long chapters was insane. definitely less chapter like, more section like if that makes sense. i just love how human everything incased in this book is. sometimes the writing was so beautiful my breath was actually taken away. breathless is how i felt reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

snipinfool's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

The story was told by a set of teenage girl/boy twins, Jude and Noah. They once had a very close relationship and often thought of themselves as NoahandJude. A multitude of events and misunderstandings put them at odds with each other and with whom they thought they were as people. Neither knew how to put their broken world back together, but they knew they needed to set things right to find their way back to each other.

Wow! That was good. Jandy Nelson did a very good job of writing teen angst and the feeling of the world being out of balance. I loved how Noah’s creativity was described as an ecstatic impulse. I would love to know what it would be like to have that feeling. I related a lot to Jude’s character, a teen wondering how to navigate boys, friends, and acting one way, but feeling another. Guillermo and Oscar were wonderful additions to the story and played their parts well. I could fully imagine what they looked like and how they reacted. There were times when I knew what was going to happen and hoped it didn’t and others when the story caught me completely by surprise. I loved that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Infidelity, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

ashnoble's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Addiction, and Sexual harassment

readwithsarah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Highly recommend! Loved how the story was told in both points of view so you get to know each character deeply and unravel some of the novel’s questions through the different timelines. One of my favourites!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Death of parent

delisouseyelids's review against another edition

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

It’s a gorgeously written book, nevertheless it’s unique. I find the writing strangely similar to my own pattern of thinking, with references and meaningful but weird descriptions. The family dynamics  are unlike anything I’ve read and it absolutely heartbreakingly beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, Outing, and Rape

_fahila's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

i gave this book a five out of five because i don’t think i’ve ever read such a creative book. this author did an amazing job with imagery and metaphors and her style of writing simply captivated me. i truly believe i could talk about this book forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Addiction, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jeanne05's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Outing, and Sexual content

desireeahn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

the beginning of this book is very cliche YA coming of age, but the emotional turbulence of the plot really sneaks up on you. i love how everything came together and the conclusion is super sweet! if you're looking for an artistic worldview, flawed family relationships, obstacles in queer relationships, and fairly simple prose that is still gorgeous in its own way, this is definitely for you :)
star off for

minor/adult relationship (16 and 19)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, and Outing

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

This was really enjoyable. It was harder hitting than I thought it was going to be. I honestly forgot what this was about so it was basically a mystery to me. I loved a lot of the topics discussed like grief and family and coming of age as while as sexuality. I really enjoyed the characters even though they were really quirky. I didn’t really love the writing style and how everything was described like it was to arty for me. Which makes sense why because they are artists but it was too much for me at times. Also I didn’t love the age gap of a 16 year old and a 19 year old. They did discuss it but then they just continued on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Outing, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Adult/minor relationship