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Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'
Devious Lies: Alternate Cover Print by Parker S. Huntington
4 reviews
only_mer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood
lexizee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
romance tropes: best friend's brother, enemies-to-lovers, age gap (10 years)
book type: standalone
point of view: 1st person, dual
it's an okay story. it's slow-paced but it's easy to read (for me, at least) so it only took me a day to finish. though, the writing is kind of comes out as pretentious at some parts, especially with the use of these random words.
the characters were infuriating at first, but then they grow on you after and i began to like them.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
adult/minor relationship:criticalbooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
bibliophilecrocodile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The story is soo much more than what's described in the blurb.
This book was exactly what it said it was, dark, the characters never changed, as in they didn't magically turn from their dark, broody selves into this sweet person as soon as they fell in love, nope they stayed the same, and I thought that was neat.
The plot was like that of a thriller novel and although we could guess what could happen, it was still a lot engrossing.
And yes there were Manyyyyy sus parts where I was like, wtf am I reading, but overall, this was a good read, do mind the content warnings, because it was dark romance read.
The dual POVs worked out well. Although I think the book was a bit longer than it should have been, the middle bits got a bit long and deep, but it wasn't boring to read, so I don't mind. Overall I don't regret that I picked up this book, got to read something really unique after a while.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Medical trauma