Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

My Mother's House by Francesca Momplaisir

3 reviews

balladofreadingqueer's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was interesting. It is told from various perspectives, including the house called La Kay. The story starts almost at the end with the house burning down. It follows the story of a pervy Haitian immigrant in New York who we find out calculated to be with his wife when he she was only 15 and watched his daughters through peep holes. It turns out that he has secrets that his family and the house never knew about.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, and Rape

rachaelwho's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Trigger warning for pretty much everything you can think of- I don't think I would've read it if I'd known quite what I was getting into. Expertly written and very original approach to material we've seen before in different ways. That poor house broke my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Deportation

emptychurches's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cancer