Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Stargazer by Laurie Petrou

4 reviews

raisinreads's review against another edition

dark

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

sydapel's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

2.0

Felt like a badly done Gillian Flynn knock off. I'm not against books that examine the darker sides to obsession and violence in women, but I don't feel this author actually executed that and said darker elements felt sensationalized rather than meaningful. I also thought the writing style was overly repetitive and boring, especially for the wild, college party lifestyle the book is supposed to be capturing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Toxic friendship

bethany_grace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

maybe they're just gay...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion and Abandonment

anniefwrites's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

This book is like a creeping vine that wraps its way slowly around you until you realize you’re trapped. It’s a deeply unsettling story of two girls who form a toxic friendship, twisted in on itself by fame, ambition, and desire. Even though I feel like I saw some things coming, it still made my heart pound. Chilling in a good way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing and Injury/Injury detail

drowning