Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

131 reviews

nicole625's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

javigar's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

vertibravia's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Death of parent

crazytourists_books's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Δεν πρόκειται για αριστούργημα αλλά για ένα πολύ ενδιαφέρον πρώτο έργο μιας πολύ νέας συγγραφέως, που αφήνει υποσχέσεις για μεγάλα πράγματα στο μέλλον. 
Η Mottley προσπαθεί να θίξει πολύ σοβαρά θέματα: την αστυνομική βία και ασυδοσία, τη σεξουαλική βία και εκμετάλλευση, την ακραία φτώχεια, το να είσαι μαύρη, φτωχή γυναίκα στην Αμερική... Την παρασύρει όμως ο ενθουσιασμός της ηλικίας της και γίνεται υπερβολικά περιγραφική.
Θα περιμένω τα επόμενα συγγραφικά της βήματα με μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Grief

katitamongoose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Heartbreaking and hopeful, a story that will stay with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse

hammerhead69's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

Beautifully heartbreaking tale of an all-too-frequent pattern of injustice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Transphobia

readwithjessj's review against another edition

Wasn’t in the right frame of mind for content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

mwedderburn14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Child death

teslis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

Så grym bok! Fick den rekommenderad på internet och lånade den direkt på biblioteket! 

Tunga ämnen och händelser, men skriven i ett så fint och poetiskt språk! Fastnade helt klart för boken även om jag i perioder fick ont i magen av att läsa om det liv Kiara vänder sig till och tvingas fast i. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

thissagreads's review against another edition

ALL OF THE TRIGGERS!! I couldn’t finish this book because the pace was slow. The amount of triggering trauma happening to this *child* was overwhelmingly heavy, without reprieve. After the second hour of listening I was hopeful that the main character Kiara- would catch a break. But she didn’t, and the amount of TW was wild. Yes I understood that the author was shining light on very bleak situations that anyone can find themselves in, if given scraps and being abandoned. 

By the 6th hour, there continued to be a lot of “well I just have to do what I have to do” mentality, on top of having to trick/prostitute  while trying to take care of the neighbor’s kid since his mom is just looking for her next fix …. I don’t really understand the appeal, even if the author is a young, award winning poet and started writing this book at 16 years old. Very disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

TRIGGER WARNING!! Kiara’s brother is a shitty rapper who’s not working to pay the bills in the tiny apartment they both share. He won’t step up so Kiara’s been working but still struggling. She’s already asked her brother to help out but he’s whining about wanting to rap and asks for a month to “make it”. She agrees but one night she goes to see her brother’s ex girlfriend (at the bar she works at) and accidentally gets drunk. Then she sees a GROWN MAN who’s into her, and they walk off to -what Kiara thought- was going to be a consensual hook up, but he ends raping her. Then after throwing money at her, Kiara gets the idea to start prostituting herself while her brother gets the month to “release his album”. But unfortunately she gets pulled into the underworld quickly, accepts a gig with cops and then of course everyone takes advantage of her. So Kiara’s life just gets worse. ESPECIALLY after her brother tells her he won’t support her! And on top of that her mom is AWFUL and couldn’t give a damn about her 2 kids struggling to keep the lights on, this monster killed their little sister in the bathtub and refuses to take accountability so she’s been in prison and a Safeway house. This book was just fucking awful and riddled with trauma that I felt was overdone and unnecessary.