Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Old Enough by Haley Jakobson

9 reviews

booksandbesitos's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow oh my god it was so good! I don’t usually write reviews unless I really LOVE a book and this one was definitely worthy of one. 

The storytelling is so powerful. The characters, even the side characters were written strongly and all distinct from each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

dangselena's review

emotional hopeful 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

This was such a beautiful queer coming of age story. I loved the balance of humor and lightness with the heaviness of healing from trauma. Definitely one that leaves you feeling light and hopeful at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Vomit, Alcoholism, Rape, and Alcohol

imstephtacular's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Blood, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Grief, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Classism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

hanraye's review

medium-paced

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

4.0

First read of 2024! 

Will be processing this one in therapy (thank god for therapy). Old Enough is the book I wish I’d had at 14, 17, 21… The queer validation I didn’t know I needed even as I am in my safe, happy, queer relationship. Tears were absolutely shed - over love, in mourning, and for the beauty of the expansiveness of queer identity and experience. Thank you for writing this book, Haley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Biphobia and Toxic friendship

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.25

i should have really liked this but i just didn't jive with the writing style. also what ever happened with Josh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Self harm, Misogyny, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, and Sexism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, and Vomit

tinmanreading's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Blood, Homophobia, Rape, and Transphobia

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

thepostman96's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Biphobia, and Adult/minor relationship

shector1's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-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: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Cursing, Rape, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Gaslighting

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

Thanks to Dutton Books for the free copy of this book.

 - My goodness, this book. OLD ENOUGH absolutely took my breath away. It's doing so much that it shouldn't work, but somehow it does and it steals your heart in the process.
- Sav and her friends are the queer found family I always hope for in literary fiction but never find. They're loud and messy and loving, projecting a confidence they don't always have but are working to gain.
- I do want to be really clear that this is a book about reckoning with assault and its lasting effects. It's a hard subject and Jakobsen handles it with nuance and care, even when her characters can't or don't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Transphobia and Biphobia