Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Boy Meets Maria by PEYO

55 reviews

carpelibrum's review

fast-paced

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

2.5

I don’t usually check tw or reviews before reading, I just saw this recommended as a queer love story and blindly went into it. I think maybe this should have a content warning directly on the cover. Because it looks just like a fluffy story until halfway (esp the cover) and I WAS NOT PREPARED. 
I don’t mind the content but I don’t feel like it was used appropriately in the story. It felt like a cheap use of trauma to drive character growth but the book could’ve made the same points without the big traumatic event in the middle and with just the other aspects of the characters’ past.   
Problematic content aside the love story itself wasn’t up my alley (didn’t feel it, didn’t get attached to the characters, thought it wasn’t fleshed out enough) but the could be just personal preference so I’m not completely faulting the book for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

ecargmura's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Child abuse

blue_reader's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape

lelliereads's review

dark fast-paced

2.5

It started out well and cute, buuuuuut.

I thought this was going to be a sweet story about a boy who falls for a genderfluid/nonbinary boy. But it ended up being that Maria/Arima's mother forced him to dress up as a girl all throughout his childhood and he's actually just a feminine boy because of it. Which I didn't like. And there's also an on page SA of a minor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

On page

adamagoesit_'s review

dark emotional informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

ollieez's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

lizardgod's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

 

Chapter Count: 6
BL Checklist:

• Are all love interests adults (18+)? 
  • No
• Are all love interests enthusiastically consenting?
  • No
• Is there any NSFW scenes?
  • Yes
• Does someone get SA'd?
  • Yes
• Is there homophobia?
  • Yes
• Is there a seme/uke dynamic?
  • Yes
• Do one or more love interests have a tragic backstory?
  • Yes
•  Do one or more love interests have bad parents?
  • Yes
• Do one or more love interests die in the end
  •   No 
•  Do one or more love interests abuse the other(s)? 
  • Slightly
• Is there a good, established plot?
  • Mostly

Notes: Sad but average. Nothing great to note and I could understand why people may hate the 'cross-dressing' aspect because it's genderfluid but not. I didn't hate it, but I do wish the author had gone about it differently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Outing, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

ana_beatriz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

sarahfa's review

Not for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

radclyffe_uhaul's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Biphobia

Minor: Infidelity