A review by catsandcliterature
Unconditional by Q.B. Tyler

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I wish FMC had been written as at least 18.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Blood, and Excrement

Minor: Addiction and Panic attacks/disorders

Abandonment/Panic attacks - FMC's parents die when she is seven. She develops an attachment to the cop that rescues her and into teenage years panics when they are separated. Addiction - Mentions of MMC's previous cigarette addiction & a minor "relapse" is shown. Adult/Minor relationship -

MMC is 34 and FMC is 17 when their sexual relationship starts.

Alcohol - Most characters drink, including the 17 year old FMC. Blood, Death - A man is shot dead on page Death of a Parent - FMC's parents die (murder/suicide) when she is 7. Drug use -

FMC is drugged without her consent

Excrement -

When FMC is being held hostage, she pees herself in fear

Gun violence/Murder/Suicide - A man is shot on page. FMC's parents die in a murder/suicide via gun at the beginning of the book. Misogyny - FMC is called a slut at one point by a male character. Torture/Kidnapping -

FMC is kidnapped and tied up by her wrists