Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

5 reviews

orimega's review against another edition

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

2.75

The build-up on the obsession factor in the beginning made this type of story seem interesting to me at first. I was hoping it would be different. I was kinda expecting to be surprised. But it went in a predicable direction that fell flat for me at the end. 

I also just dont like the idea of a woman being fooled and blinded by craft cupcakes and comfort food.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

cannibalism, dismemberment

annasusan's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, Body horror, and Cannibalism

Minor: Self harm

theatrealpaca's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Animal death, Alcohol, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death of parent

rhiannonafternoon's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

What enchants you at the beginning of this story is what makes it the scariest at the end. New love, feelings you can’t quite explain, and red flags floating right on by, Ro is in far far over her head. She just doesn’t realize in what capacity. 

I got a little hung up on some of the vocabulary, but it’s fitting for Ro’s character. It was just hard to parse if there weren’t context clues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Sexual content and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Torture

erynlasbelin's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

 Beautifully written, weirdly relatable, and immensely disturbing.

Content warning: violence against animals. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Abandonment