Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick

58 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

3.75

• WLW friends to lovers
• new to college life (freshman)

This one read a little young for me, but I think it's perfect for college-aged people! I think both main characters were well described in terms of their past and how that has affected their relationships (or lack there of). Molly was a bit of a struggle to read as her anxiety is overwhelming (to her), but knowing people who struggle with that level of anxiety I can understand it. The plotline of Alex helping Molly overcome this anxiety to ask out her crush was cute. Overall if you're the right age for this one I think it's generally a cute read, it just wasn't personally a fav for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Minor: Abandonment

Alex's mom is an alcoholic which is a very constant stressor for her. Molly suffers from some pretty severe social anxiety which she works through the entire book. Molly's mom struggles with internalized racism.

deleore's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction

Moderate: Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Xenophobia

celestialg's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

3.5

Cute!!!! Clean sapphic enemies to lovers romance. Suchhhh a slow burn! Too young for me but very sweet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism and Emotional abuse

lex_is_bookish's review

funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abandonment and Car accident

emskey's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

porkkutletbowl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism and Car accident

bean_7088's review against another edition

lighthearted sad 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

3.0

Not as much fluff as I wanted, but it was the gay I was looking for. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Racism, Car accident, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

main character has a toxic relationship with her alcoholic mother, this lead to having a very toxic relationship with her girlfriend, some race things as the other main is partially korean and deals with some complex stuff around that

odette_tbdk's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

Fue una lectura ligera y sencilla. Los personajes son profundos pero no en exceso y puedes llegar a identificarte con sus situaciones o problemas.

Libro perfecto para salir de un bloqueo lector y pasar un buen rato. Fue casi como estar viendo una comedia romántica (de las buenas) al estilo "She's all that". Tiene clichés como el "plan perfecto para enamorar a alguien" pero se terminan enamorando entre ellas, o que son totalmente opuestas, pero están aplicados de una buena manera.

Punto a favor: Nunca villanizan a nadie, todos son humanos que la cagan y ya está (Natalie es medio mala, pero no llega a ser "villana", por así decirlo).

Recomendado queda.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Racism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, and Car accident

meheehee's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing and Car accident

puddleshoes's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism