Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

16 reviews

dkamada's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Really sweet story, seems like it’s targeted at a slightly younger audience, but I appreciate a feel good story where everyone gets their wish in the end

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Death, Incest, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Miscarriage

the_bookish_wallflower24's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Miscarriage

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.5

 1.5 stars - I did shed a tear for that extra half a star....

I wasn't too aware of what this book was about and I read so many thrillers, that I kept expecting a twist that never came. I could NOT connect with the MC Lucy at all and it made it very difficult to stay engaged. I also just was creeped out by a lot of the adults actions in this book. 

I think Jack's actions were fatherly in the end but for most of it, I just was kinda icked out by his actions. I couldn't get over Lucy's obsession with Christopher (highly inappropriate behavior for a teacher). The weird attraction between Lucy & Hugo (I'm okay with large age gaps but not when you first meet your SO as a CHILD). I also think Lucy was very unfair to her sister and completely glossed over her grandparents taking care of her. Also a slap in the face that everyone else in this story got a HEA except her sister.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Incest, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

maddiehansen's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The book was a more positive version of The Westing Game, but not executed as well. The depiction of the foster care system did not seem quite accurate, the relationship between a teacher's aid and a student was not safe, Capri-sun is clear, it covered many deep issues with mere mentions (miscarriage, PTSD, addiction, trauma, foster care system, adoption, rape, incest, abuse, alcoholism, miscarriage, poverty, disability, abandonment etc). It needed more research.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Cancer, Death of parent, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Death

gpfot's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Incest, and Miscarriage

junekay's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• 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

3.75

This book was really sweet, great for anyone in a fandom desperately wishing to go to the fantasy world.  It gave me Narnia mixed with old school Hardy Boys vibes.  I enjoyed being able to play along with the puzzles, but there were a few character choices I could not get behind.  It got a little too close to adult/minor relationship with the main character and her love interests.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and Adult/minor relationship

tspice24's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Miscarriage

ginkgogirl's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Pedophilia

melchncookies's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It’s an easy read, but around chapter 19 it picks up and is a page turner, like a read to the end in one sitting. This book was only a 2 day read for me though. Anyway, I would definitely recommend this book. This will be one of my favorites. I love it enough I’m going to buy it. 

Cozy mystery.

When Lucy gets back to the island

I saw it coming but not exactly, the twist is slightly unexpected, but I guessed the overall ending. It’s definitely

a feel good

, exciting read.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Cancer, Child death, and Miscarriage

kpflea's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

LOVED this book. Emotional, heart-pounding, romantic, exciting; there are not enough words in my dictionary to describe the feelings this book gave me. MUST READ!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage