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All teen and kid reviews for Boy Toy

Age
14
Average rating based on 7 kid and teen reviews:
  • 57% say sexual content is an issue
  • 29% say language is an issue
Teen, 16 years old
August 17, 2010
 
Amazing book!!
I loved this book!!! I could not put it down, the chapters ended the way they should, making you not want to stop, to find out what comes next. It may make younger readers a little uncomfortable at times, but not to bad. I do not recomend this book for anyone under 13.

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Teen, 18 years old
January 27, 2010
 
Didn't know what to expect
At first i was kinda confused, but if you follow the book its really good. It gives a good inside look at what molested children go to.

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Teen, 16 years old
September 26, 2009
 
Great for older teens, but not recommended for under 15
This was a great book, but at times (i.e. when the flashbacks of Josh with Eve) I felt very uncomfortable.

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Teen, 17 years old
June 7, 2010
 
Great book, bit confusing if you don't know all the rules of baseball
I thought it was a really good book. It has pretty graphic sex scenes which might make a younger reader a bit uncomfortable. The characters swear, but not a crazy amount, and most kids will already know all the words they use. I knew what the book was about before I read it, but because the blurb is fairly vague, it would be kind of confusing at the start if you didn't know what the book was about before you started reading it. The only criticism I had was that the character was constantly spouting baseball figures and always working out his batting average and slugging percentage and spouting off baseball statistics. Cause I'm English, I had no idea what the hell was going on cause I don't know all the ins and outs of baseball.

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
not for imature/young
Great book i loved it. It has very expliciate language and flashbacks of sexual experiences. Very detailed about the differnt sexual experiences (detailed porn, oral sex, sex, hand jobs.. and so on

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Teen, 15 years old
October 30, 2009
 
Amazing book!
This book was incredible and intense. At times it is a little bit disturbing because of very explicet detail of how the teacher (Eve) molested a student(Josh). Josh believes he is in love but in reality, hi teacher is abusing him. I read this when I was almost twelve and I think that I am old enough. I am a very advanced child and I attend an extremely enriched high school so I was prepared to read this sort of book. If you are not a very experience reader I would consider waiting until I were fourteen or fifteen to read it. I hope you found this review helpful and enjoy ''Boy Toy" if you read it!!:)

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Teen, 16 years old
October 27, 2011
 
Great, but extremely mature
This is an extremely well-written but extremely disturbing story of a boy who is seduced by his teacher but believes it is his fault since his teacher tricked him into thinking they were in love. Lyga makes a sympathetic character without making him the perfect victim (giving him anger and intimacy issues, etc.). All the characters are colorful and they breathe life into this twisted story. However, this is definitely for mature teens due to the SVU-like story told from the victim's point of view and harsh langauge like the F-bomb, s***, and etc. Even so, those who can handle it will find a fast-paced story that will break anyone's heart.

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