Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The End of Alice by A.M. Homes

25 reviews

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

Not entirely sure how to sum up this book. It was an interesting read, and i think the writing was very well done, but the ending left a lot of loose ends that i think could have been explored more. 

The final chapter was especially disturbing to me, and there were many scenes that made me feel very icky, so this certainly isn’t a book for the faint hearted and definitely check trigger warnings before picking this up because it gets very heavy very quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Self harm, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

waverlyloyd's review

dark tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Vomit

jemmers's review

well-written but not enjoyable to read. wasn’t compelled enough by the characters or plot to keep reading. it’s uncomfortable and sad, as expected and as intended. just wasn’t for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement

aknaag's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

4.75

Holy god damn shit… holy fucking hell

What a hard story to consume, so depraved and so realistic. The amount of times I’ve gasped, and stared at the wall mid read is countless. 

The writing is sooo unique. The breaking of the fourth wall and the quick changes between past and present is done so well that it wasn’t lost on me at all. And that in itself is such a feat. I enjoyed that.

Can’t say I enjoyed the secondary characters storyline so much although she was there to serve some purpose.

The ending scene, the final ending scene had me so gagged and shocked I’m gonna be thinking about that for like… forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ahbee_p_'s review

I couldn't stomach the content, it made my skin crawl. This is a deeply disturbing story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

spooky_taylor's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

I was not a fan, felt it went way too far into a very taboo topic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Violence, Child death, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Death, and Child abuse

always_a_reader's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, and Rape

catell's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Rape, Child death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Self harm, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, Death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Incest, Grief, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

christina_reads_books's review

glorifies pedophilia; "romance" between a 19yo and 50yo; called a young girl a "precocious nymph"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug use and Death of parent

wyabook234's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gore