Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju

8 reviews

someonelikeblue's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Abandonment, Vomit, and Infidelity

Moderate: Transphobia, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

space_bandit's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Homophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Transphobia, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Lesbophobia

cateemma's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Abandonment

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, and Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Adult/minor relationship

Minor CW for misgendering.

daisymaytwizell's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Not usually the biggest fan of high school YA, and this definitely hits a few of those tropes - but the more I read, the more I connected to the characters, and the more Boteju developed them.

Another quick note - I loved that this focused on the characters' queerness without being a "coming out" story. Nima's conflict comes from exploring queer social groups and getting to know herself, but the fact that she is queer is just... a fact. It's so refreshing to see a young queer protagonist who is comfortable with their attraction - and Boteju does a great job crafting a queer coming-of-age narrative that doesn't require that big moment of "hey everyone, I'm X" for any of the characters.

I wish I'd been able to read this book as a teenager, and I'm so excited for the teenagers now who can.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

Nothing sinister for the relationship, but Nima is 17 and has a relationship with a 21 y/o.

rosage's review

medium-paced

• 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

2.0

this book was incredibly hard to follow and the two main plot points kept flipping back and forth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Vomit

bookcaptivated's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Infidelity