Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams

119 reviews

hmiddles's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

jasbeingjas's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

This is my second book by Denise Williams and she’s absolutely incredible! The characters are loveable, the story is sweet, and the pacing is perfect! This book was a bit harder to read just by the nature of some of the back story. Content warning for abuse (physical and emotional). I can’t wait to read more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

the abusive behaviors mentioned relate to a past relationship, I'm not sure if it would be considered minor or moderate in this book to be honest

josefiend's review

emotional funny tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

bookdsolid's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Physical abuse

rainysundaybooks's review against another edition

funny tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Emotional, physical, and sexual abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

bibliophile_nemo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

karenbelmonte's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

amccarthy's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Minor: Misogyny

foldingfictions's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

4.5

I really loved this book.  Naya is a fantastic main character, and seeing everything from her perspective worked well (sometimes I wish we had the romantic partner as well in romances, but in this case it was good having just one perspective).  I liked how realistically yet healthily characters communicated their feelings and needs mostly- not too much miscommunication for people who are turned off by that.  The cheesy jokes were fantastic and I found the banter very compelling- lots of grinning along while I read and a few LOLs.  I found myself opening the app store to re-download bumble after the first third of the book- Jake is very much so a swoon-worthy love-interest.  Not only were our main couple wonderful, but the cast of friends and other characters were interesting and- for the most part -fun as well!  The story unfolded nicely- it was paced in a way that kept my attention but didn't feel like it was going at break-neck speed.  The last fourth of the book had my heart pounding though- very intense.  Lastly, I personally enjoyed the steamy scenes, even more because the chemistry out of the bedroom was also top-notch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Sexual violence

merryfaith's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I really liked this, I just took a very long time to finish it because I picked it up while wanting some escapist fluffy romances to offset the grief in my personal life, and there's some domestic violence, revenge porn/blackmail, gaslighting and abuse on page with a main character's ex. It was handled well and a great read, just made it a stressful read and I had to put it down a few times and chose to finish some things that didn't make me as anxious to read. Still recommend, but maybe be cautious if you're sensitive to those things or if they could be triggers for past trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny