Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

4 reviews

mysterymom40's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Classism and Homophobia

laurissadevol's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cursing, and Grief

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cursing, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

haleynaley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

As a journey through the life of someone who gets lost and tires desperately to find where they belong, this book unexpectedly touched me deeply. Its a story about how pain can come from different places but leave the same scar, learning how to choose your own family, when to run and what's worth staying for (and an ode to how fathers can be quite terrible). If you can suspend your disbelief to endure a few hundred pages of a minor/adult relationship, it will sweep you off your feet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

the adult/minor relationship didnt bother me much only because April lied about her age the entire time and knew that she needed to in order to keep everything in tact