Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

81 reviews

heini's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Stalking

skeffiganda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

jehangel's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

kellgess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Death

ticklemetiff's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Some of the book is predictable but it’s still very well done. I enjoyed the ride it took me on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

keelywmson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! I read it in a day on the way to and from Chicago for C2E2. To be fair, I enjoy a medium paced book more than a lot of people but the emotional/psychological intrigue was enough to keep me engaged until the plot twists started to hit. And they do come one after another. Over all, very enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised with the types of twists and though I’m not usually a fan of an open ending, this one didn’t bother me the way they normally would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Violence

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

ucancallmejayyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

adella_quick's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Even though it was a little predictable, I really enjoyed this book. Sometimes figuring out the answers ahead of time gives you satisfaction instead of annoyance, and there were enough twists that I didn't see them all coming. 

I don't read thrillers often so I'm probably not the best reviewer for it but it was pretty good as far as tension and mystery. 

The spice level was good for me (fade to black).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

oobergoober's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

I had to take a break from romantasy and had been wanting to dive into mysteries. This had been in my library for some time, and I'm glad I finally got started! This book was well written and flows great plus the twists and turns at the end had me mind blown! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Self harm