Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - Old Enough

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whenskiesaregrey's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

Excellent read—Wes's character in particular frequently had me chuckle or even full belly laugh in response to their quips. A wonderful story of finding yourself, your truth, and learning to come to terms with the end of friendships that no longer suit you amongst new ones that do.

As far as the content warning (sexual assault) goes: it was difficult and graphic at times. I occasionally felt really sensitive to the details used and they did have physically adverse effects for me. But it never felt like a trope or done for shock factor, all details and flashbacks felt authentic to Sav's experiences.

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ralla95's review

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emotional sad

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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kateywaldhart's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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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elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

My goodness. A masterpiece.

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kng_writes's review

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4.0

Very heavy, but very well-constructed. It was a bit of a slow start, but in no time I grew attached to the whole cast of characters. Absolutely worth reading if you’re queer!

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aimee_books's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

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torilaird's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.25

I wanted to like this book a lot more than I did. It was a difficult read due to the constant thoughts and flashbacks to the MCs previous sexual assault. This book is heavy with a little queer joy sprinkled in.

Representation: bi, enby, poly, wlw

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waitingforthesecondstar's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

Absolutely loved this. The dissonance between the present and past was impeccable, and it set this really uncomfortable tone of "everything is normal" and also "nothing can really be normal again." A wonderful breadth of queer characters with complex identities in the story and on the page. A powerful gut punch on the topic of SA and violence against women. It made me seeth and sob. So very, very well done.

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