Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson

22 reviews

kyliejade322's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer

dremmavendetta's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

An impressive depiction of a truly traumatic series of grooming relationships. While I found none of the characters likable, I thought the portrait of sexual abuse was unflinching. Incest (even step- relationships) and grooming are far more prevalent in our society than we’d wish and, while I found this book hard to read at times, this attempt to detail the perversions of attachment that are ingrained in these relationships was a feat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

charmainslibrary's review against another edition

mysterious

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Death of parent, and Murder

missgrangerr's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

One of the better or Swansons work. The alternating timelines are fascinating to read and the twist! Did not see it coming until a paragraph before it’s revealed. Ending was perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer

justkeyreads's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Wow, the amount of grooming, under age relationships that string together the characters in this book in almost unreal. Let's just add in obsession, revenge and murder and you have a pot of chaos and boundaries crossed. There were so many I dropped  my mouth opened when the twists were revealed though I figured it out earlier, because I mean really? It was almost to the point of being uncomfortable, but there was also murder. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, and Death of parent

cayleeguy's review

sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

mmitch10's review

I couldn’t stand the people or  relationships in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

hannah109's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

chelseamayxxx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I will say that I was kept guessing throughout this book and thats one of the reasons I love mysteries, the act of guessing and the fantastic feeling of being right sometimes on who the killer is or who done the crime. I did guess some wrong at the start of the book, but I slowly managed to figure it out apart 5 chapters from the end, of the book the plot of the book made quite a lot of sense.

One of the things I didn't like was the sex scenes at all. They should be of been a warning label for pedophiles at the beginning of the book so people know what they are going Into with this book
Some of the sex scene we’re a bit uncomfortable to read about especially when the characters are 

 It's such a well written book and it keeps you wanting to read more and more the book. I will be picking up more of Peter Swansons books as this is the 2nd book I have read by him and really enjoyed. Xxx 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

nailartklaudia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Blood, Vomit, and Stalking