Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer

31 reviews

hereiskyra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Age gap… grumpy neighbor… single dad. All the right things to make this book swoonworthy. Up until the end of the book, I was absolutely swooning over Thayer and Salem (I hate their names). Forbidden romances will always be top tier but especially when the MMC is a genuinely conflicted good guy. 

Caleb is kind of an outlier here but something feels important. Like, he obviously seems like the better choice, emotionally and logically for Salem and he’s genuinely a good guy too. It’s hard to say if I’d be okay with them ending up together. I think Thayer has a lot to make up for in book two to get back in my good graces and earn my rooting for them in the end. 

My attitude for the last 10% of this book was literally “what the actual fuck” and then “aww” and then “what the actual fuck” again. 

Ready to jump into the second one and let me tell you, if there isn’t an HEA, I’m gonna riot.

Tropes:

Age gap (13 years)

Grumpy neighbor

Single dad 

Infidelity (not between MC’s)

Spice: 2.5 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Sexual content

alinn0904's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

1.5

I know that there are different books for different people but this really was not for me. I know books can make us feel all the feels but this one was really very depressing almost all the way through. I gave 1.5 stars rather than 1 because it did have me hoping for Salem and Thayer there for a bit. I saw there is a book 2 but I have no desire to put myself through stuff like that again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

lauren1013's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

literary_laur's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

jasperoz's review

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

itsamylynne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

alissamargaret's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

iisa's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

The girl is 18, legit a child, while the dude is 31. 31! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

skooterpike's review

emotional funny inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Incest and Sexual assault