Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews

6 reviews

simonlorden's review against another edition

everyone in this book is miserable. that's not even my problem though, it's just long and I'm bored.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Bullying, Suicide, Child death, and Child abuse

cosmicruin's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Moderate: Sexual content

ehamlett'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Incest, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Incest, Suicide, Car accident, Infidelity, Death, Abortion, Sexism, and Sexual content

violetturtledove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Ok, what to say about this one... The story is a good continuation of the first book, everything that happens makes sense and the writing is still engaging, but it's a completely different sort of story.
It focuses mostly on Cathy's relationship drama and there is a LOT of that, since apparently everyone finds her irresistible from the age of 15... I found the examples of 'romantic' relationships here way more troubling than any of the stuff in the first book! It's only really in the very end of the book that we get any of the darkness of the first book though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

dontforgetthelights's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization