Reviews tagging Sexual content

Heat Wave, by TJ Klune

11 reviews

sarasreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

I ended up really enjoying this series. The characters grew on me over time and I found them extremely loveable. 

It wouldn't be an extraordinaries book without some mortifying sex ed content, mystery, rich d-bags, found family, and some "Nicky, no!" "...Nicky, YES!" I had a fun time with the end of the series, and it was nice and satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Sexual content

i_reads_and_bujos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

fireblossoms19's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

karin_gorham's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

This was cute.  The humour is often silly, so you need to be in the mood for it.  For a YA book the sexy times are fairly explicit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

cluckieduck's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

4.0

Two words - Burrito. Jerry. 

Overall, a satisfying conclusion to the series and my favourite book of the three. 

It started quite confusingly and I thought I had missed something important linked to what was revealed in the epilogue of book two, but once that got sorted out things flowed a bit better with the narrative. 

Nick showed a lot of growth and I appreciated how his arc was handled, especially with his ADHD (though I guess not all that surprising considering TJ’s own experiences). I loved how his relationship with Seth was further solidified and you can really grasp their love for one another. 

A bit of a deus ex machina ending, but it was cute so I won’t complain too much 😉

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Xenophobia, Vomit, Body horror, Police brutality, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

theoldestbennetsister's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Gun violence

Minor: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Addiction

pey333's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Torture, and Emotional abuse

modernmatilda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

THIS SERIES IS EVERYTHING. 

Nick is, hands down, one of my favorite YA protagonists to ever be written. His awkwardness and dorkiness and authentic messiness are so endearing. His is the perfect definition of "second-hand-embarrassment" and it is so wonderful to see a queer protagonist with ADHD as a superhero.

This series is FUN. Seeing it wonderfully wrapped up with a cinematic masterpiece of an ending that involved DAD SUPERHEROS brought me so much joy. I could have done without the "credit scene" epilogue, but I wasn't bothered by it. It is a heartfelt series with brilliant fight scenes, fantastic father-son relationships with open conversations about sex, and friendship goals. 

I would also read an entire mini series about Burrito Jerry. 

I will be unabashedly recommending this to every library patron I come in contact with and raving about it on bookstagram until the cows come home. 

Thank you Netgalley and Tor Teen for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Death, and Car accident