Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

28 reviews

elizabethpowers's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

had to force myself to read it and finish it but at the end i was glad I did? some parts were really good but overall felt like something was missing, and I didn't really care for the characters. it was pretty predictable and followed some of the cliches and tropes of the notebook. i was surprised by random explicit parts that weren't needed at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abortion

taliabasma's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Idk the book was good but bad lol. The writing was poignant and I don’t love time jumps but this one was very well done. (

But we really did not at all need Claire’s pov

)

The best way to describe this is, the fault in our stars was sad on purpose while a walk to remember was a story with sadness. And idk this book felt like it was sad on purpose. 

We don’t really get to know Bahman nor Roya’s full personality. They just had a young love but there wasn’t much depth to their characters nor their relationship outside of the missed factor. 

I also think this book is actually about Bahman’s mom and her life more than anyone else to be honest and it could be a good thing if they gave her character a LITTLE bit more depth. 

If you hate miscommunication this is basically a back and forth novel with a purposeful and manipulative miscommunication.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent, and War

artemy_se's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.25

I'm feeling really sad about my opinion on this book because I sincerely wished I loved it as much as everybody else, but unfortunately I don't.
What I like about this book is how easy it was to visualize the setting especially in the first half of the storyline, the plot was kinda surprising at times and... That's it I guess. 

Other than that, the book is easy to read even though the writing style is not made for me and I had a hard time enjoying the story because of it. I didn't get attached to any of the characters, and I felt like I was wasting my time while reading this book. The romance was very underwhelming to me.

So I think it's pretty generous of me to give a two star based on my experience of the story. I don't know if it's because I'm not a romantic or this book is really boring and the love story forgettable but I hope that I'll be able to find a contemporary romance that is way better.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

hmwoodward's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

This beautifully written and beautifully read book (listened to the audiobook on this one) follows two young people who fell hopelessly in love

and lost each other along the way

in Iran amidst political instability in the 1950s. You primarily follow the story through the eyes of the female main character, Roya, via 3rd person. She's a smart girl who loves books, learning about American culture, and who is on the fringe of politics thanks to her father and her love interest. You get to watch her and her family grow from her teen years through her senior years, seeing how her past follows her, no matter how far away from it she really is. 

I read this one per a bookstagramer recommendation, even though historical fiction is not my jam - especially after how long and sad the last one I read was. But, the book was great and I would definitely recommend it - just keep the content warnings in mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

kailiyahknight'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and War

bookishcookiemonster's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed the layers and complexity of the story. 
Its more than just a love story. So beautiful, so heartbreaking ans yet also full of hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

decie's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Fire/Fire injury

ecandrews0's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and War

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

mdavis26's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

seforaflorian's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Classism