Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

26 reviews

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Blood, Xenophobia, Animal death, Violence, Rape, and Slavery

Moderate: War, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Outing

Minor: Bullying, Classism, and Infidelity

planetshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Trafficking, Bullying, Gaslighting, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Outing, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

spellygirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Classism, Violence, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gore, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Bullying

spaghettii's review against another edition

I genuinely hate this book so much. It was marketed for being lgbtq+ which was why I decided to check it out in the first place but that was definitely a mistake. The main character is basically forced to be a prostitute and there are themes of sexual assault and bestiality

I really wanted to love this book. It was recommended everywhere as an LGBT read, and I was sorely disappointed with borderline bestiality and sexual assault. Wtf

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Rape

thevieira's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Infertility and Bullying

mothman19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

flavia_giovanetto's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Murder, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: War

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The gist 📚: Lei is taken from her village and made to serve as a concubine to the king as one of his Paper Girls. Her resolve to free herself of the situation solidifies when she falls in love. I enjoyed this book.

For readers looking for 💕: a vivid fantasy world, a harem genre story, political intrigue, fighting oppression, kick-ass Heroins, and queer romance. 

My thoughts 💭 The world is vivid and reminded me of Daughter of Smoke and Bone because of the human/demon denizins of the world. There were prominent aspects I didn't enjoy, though. The climax also didn't quite feel earned, which really took away from the whole experience for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Body shaming, and Bullying

leama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

maddybbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery