Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'
Tiny Pretty Things by Dhonielle Clayton, Sona Charaipotra
17 reviews
luveloise3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Eating disorder and Bullying
Moderate: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use
why_en's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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i barely remember what happened lol honestly it got boring in the middle but picked right back up with the last few chapters but damn Bette and June are really bitches wth so I don't feel bad about what's happening to them lol. the only people i was really rooting for were my girl Gigi and Alec, even Will oml and I did love how cunning Henri is but he's still creepy.it also took me longer than usual to finish this cuz maybe because it's contemporary? also i dance and it gave me lowkey PTSD since i went to an arts high school and was close to the dance department students so the characters remind me so much of some of them 🤡
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
Moderate: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Animal death, and Medical content
Minor: Xenophobia
lostintheplot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Body horror, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Racism
allbookedupwithrosie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Car accident, and Sexual content
Minor: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship
danaslitlist's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I was on board with this book until 80, where some red flags popped up and then at 90% my fears were confirmed that yes, the book was going in that direction. I don’t appreciate the one Black character (arguably the main character) being absolutely gaslit and abused, especially when the book tries to make commentary on the racism black ballerinas face in the industry, only for her to really just suffer at the end.
It just felt mean and not rewarding. If the ending had been different this wouldn’t have been a problem but the last 10% buried my hopes.Â
This books also tries to cover some really dark and heavy topics but doesn’t give enough time to flesh them out and feels like a cop out.
Probably won’t be picking up book 2 (I thought this was a stand-alone but apparently not). Honestly this should’ve been one book with some edits done to cut back on parts that drag.
Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Hate crime
idonoteatchairs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Body shaming, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Racism, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Fatphobia
itsmeyseniab's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
When I think of the plot the first word that comes to mind is repetitive. While this novel is relatively easy to read, it took me a lot longer to finish it than I anticipated going into it. After I read the description I thought this was going to be a new favorite, but I'm so disappointed. This entire book was just so over the top, which is fine and great escapism, but I just did not care about what happened/what was happening at all. Our main conflict between the three girls had so much promise, but it just fell flat - it all just felt as though the intense hatred they had for one another had no real reason behind it other than "the new girl is getting all the attention because she's a great dancer OMG so horrible" ... come on. It's as though it didn't dawn on anybody that hey, maybe people get the parts that they get because they're talented.
The characters... YIKES. I love character-driven stories. Even if I'm not enjoying the novel at all, I can always find at least ONE character that I care about. YA'LL I STRUGGLED TO FIND ONE IN THIS (and still haven't if I'm being honest). I wasn't sure which character I was meant to root for, and can confidently say I didn't enjoy any of their storylines 100%. Gigi, the new girl, was way too naive for my liking. June's chip on her shoulder got really repetitive to read about. Bette's constant denial of her being a bully made her a really terrible "villain". I appreciated how the authors attempted to share the good and bad sides of each character but they were so underdeveloped and I simply did not care about any of them. The romances were jarring, the girls' scenes with each other were so lackluster, and ultimately I think the three POVs hurt the novel more than it helped, not because it was confusing, but because it made all of our experiences with each character very surface-level. Every time I felt as though I was finally peeling back the layers of each character the chapter would end and immediately jump into the next POV.
All that being said, I am VERY interested to check out the series once it comes out on Netflix! I think this story would translate way better on film than it did on paper. I will say that I can see why it is described as a hybrid between Black Swan and Pretty Little Liars (but I'd recommend those two works WAY before I recommended this novel unfortunately :/).
Graphic: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racism, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, and Child abuse
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revenge pornavidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Bullying
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Death of parent
jaec11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It's just a story of petty ballet drama. Nothing amazing. Went on for way too long, and didn't even solve any mysteries at the end. It was enjoyable enough though, just sheer dramaÂ
PG 13
Graphic: Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual assault, and Vomit
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, and Fatphobia
andreiaoh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Bullying
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Vomit, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Racism and Sexual content