Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Chlorine by Jade Song

54 reviews

nad_books623's review against another edition

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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

5.0

Wow I didn’t know what to expect from this book but it was great.
I feel like Ren turning into a mermaid is also an example of being in psychosis.
The writing was brilliant and it felt like I could understand the pain she was feeling.
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dale1997's review against another edition

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dark 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

5.0

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cryptid_crow's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense
  • Loveable characters? No

2.5

Building dread and tension that fizzles out by the end. Like,
it's obvious that this delusional girl is going to fucking drown and die
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pey333's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.0

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braedenjed's review against another edition

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

4.25

Strong debut from Jade Song. Could've used more development I think, but the premise is fresh and interesting. 
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k8lynn's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

gorgeous writing, an unexpected turn, but i'm left with a bunch of unanswered questions. 
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lianne_rooney's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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gia0203's review against another edition

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

4.5

A frightening come of age story that uses the metaphor of transformation to show how one girl frees herself from societal expectations. She untangles herself from her expectant family, her brutal coach, entitled teenage boys, and her codependent best friend… and it all culminates in a devastating open ending.
Did Ren really become a mermaid? Or did she swim away, and eventually drown? I’m inclined to believe the latter, because this isn’t a hopeful story.
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matchamarimo's review against another edition

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dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

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m0ribund's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

4.25

The story was screaming and beating me up, and I enjoyed every step of the process
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