Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

75 reviews

anjh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

3.75

as are all of Alice Oseman’s books this was a very easy read, the short chapters are just *chefs kiss*. the characters were also very likeable and diverse which is always rly nice to see. bonus points for having a trans character, multiple lgbt characters and a hijabi Muslim! such a diverse cast is so rare in books these days i feel. 

to be honest i found myself not being able to really really get into it because the band and fandom theme wasn’t really my thing but it was still good nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Death, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, and Violence

kaywhiteley's review against another edition

sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

I was worried about this book when I learned it was about the relationship between a large band and their fandom, but I think it was handled relatively well. I thought the characters were well thought out and developed. I do think the book felt a bit rushed at times, but it is a YA book so that’s partially expected

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

thorney's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Mental illness, and Outing

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Sexual assault

jackie_marion's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Self harm, and Alcoholism

Minor: Stalking and Blood

fairy_internet's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Cursing, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Stalking, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Transphobia, Outing, Death, and Medical content

micaelacccc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism

emmitt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical content, Alcoholism, and Stalking

Minor: Pedophilia, Classism, Grief, Drug use, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, and Islamophobia

ju_harue's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

3.5

Eu amo o universo Alice Oseman, mas este livro foi o que menos me impactou, mas não significa que é uma leitura ruim, pelo contrário, abordou (como sempre) temas bem sensíveis, como as crises de ansiedade e pânico, além de lidar com a saída da adolescência pra vida adulta, os dilemas, inseguranças, tudo mais, com maestria, sempre com proximidade e intimidade típicas da escrita de Alice. Adorei também a parte de ser fã, já que tenho amigas profissionais nesse quesito, nunca é tarde pra se jogar, ser o que se é, mostrar que é muito além do que muitos julgam. Recomendo sempre, como todos os outros livros.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Transphobia

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m having a hard time reviewing this book, because even though there were things I didn’t like, I overall enjoyed the book.
Things I did not like:
1. I thought the plot was weird, and at times it made me a little uncomfortable…
2. Some of the characters!
3. While I liked that it deals with some bigger topics such as identity and mental health, I did not like how it felt glossed over.

It was basically every page that had some variation of “I hate myself so much I don’t want to be alive”, and at no point did they actually address it properly.

Also would definitely recommend checking the trigger warnings before reading:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Alcoholism

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Outing, and Stalking