Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

18 reviews

fancyfroggie's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.25

i was reccomended this book by a friend and the way they described it it seemed like a really cool queer fantasty book. i was disappointed to find that all the characters are described as white, which i really hate but is unfortunately really common in fantasy. i also didn't enjoy the plot as much as i expected from the blurb. it is still enjoyable and it's mostly me having too high hopes for it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Biphobia

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was a bit of a slog, but quite endearing. I liked watching the characters grow, and I liked the self-aware nature of the narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Blood, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Abandonment, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Ableism, Medical content, Suicide, Slavery, Misogyny, Cancer, Incest, and Cursing

Neglect, Self-loathing

that_kid_with_the_sword's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Misogyny, Outing, Violence, Xenophobia, Biphobia, Colonisation, Death, Homophobia, Abandonment, Blood, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Bullying

dansmars's review against another edition

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

1.0

If I had to sit down to tell you the flaws this book has I'd be here all day. The writing is bad and there's constant inconsistencies. The author is very obviously trying to be smart and making points but the execution has them fall absolutely flat on their face and the characters just come off as completely unlikable, or nonsensical in their choices at best. It reads like fanfiction, and even then there's fanfiction leagues more competent than this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

samh's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Misogyny, Death, War, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child death and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

sunkissedrose's review against another edition

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

4.5

THIS BOOK IS SO JRNEENENDBXJQ  the cast of characters, specifically the main trio, just makes you root for them in every way possible. you'll find yourself caring for Elliot even if he's an insufferable brat bc he's such a mean yet loving character. you grow with these characters as they learn about themselves, and their relationships with eachother just transforming into something so magical it surpasses matriarchal elven society and murderous harpies. Elliot truly is the star of the show and I've gotten so attached to this witty yet broken boy who only wants love.

gotta say tho, the romance, as in who Elliot ends up with in the end, felt unnatural and definitely needed another hundred page or so of development

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Minor: Murder, Misogyny, Incest, and Death

starlessnights's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Sexism, and War

Minor: Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death

tkhenry99's review

slow-paced

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

3.75

I can totally understand why some people might not like this book. Elliot is definitely annoying, but I thought his dialogue was really funny most of the time, so I didn’t mind that he’s kind of completely insufferable. It’s not a super serious book, and it plays around with a lot of familiar tropes and stereotypes, so it’s just a fun read. It was kind of disappointing the relationships between the characters didn’t really develop until the last few pages. I kept wishing for scenes where they just talked to each other and bonded, but it was mostly just snarky back and forth dialogue (which was great! just not for the whole book). Also I really like imagery and descriptions of setting and characters, so I wish there had just been a little more of that to get a better sense of the setting and what Elliot (especially) even looked like.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death and Violence