Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor

18 reviews

ripxw's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Addiction

spoookycat's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Vomit, Child death, Bullying, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism and Ableism

Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Domestic abuse

iceteaa's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Violence, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Alcoholism

ollie_again's review

dark mysterious tense

2.5

The whole plot I was not very invested and the conclusion was disappointing. I liked Chalk Man but this one did not come nowhere near the intrigue and plot twists as that one. For some reason I got completely different book than what I thought it was going to be, unfortunately.

CJ Tudor does very good at creating the same atmosphere as Stephen King she mentions as the author that's inspiring to her... down right to the weird takes and unnecessarily offensive shit. I can take it, but the *and they were autistic* 🤯  characters for not particular reason, just to show that you are ignorant as hell is just stupid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Murder, Death, Ableism, Child death, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Cancer, Torture, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Addiction, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Vomit, and Homophobia

ventellina's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Death, and Violence

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Body horror, Child death, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Car accident

librariangeorgia's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This one was not my favourite book by this author - I didn’t really enjoy it. I’m not sure if it’s just me or the way it was written but I found it both predictable and confusing.

It’s a very slow read as well, it takes quite a while before anything actually happens.

I’m actually quite disappointed as i’ve loved previous books i’ve read by this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Excrement, Suicide, Blood, Child death, and Murder

asourceoffiction's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.0

This is a really tricky one. Tudor mentions the influence of Stephen King in her acknowledgements, and King himself recommended The Chalk Man for fans of his work. Here the similarities continue, and without wanting to give anything away, the fact that I've literally just read Pet Sematary unfortunately didn't do this book any favours. For me there were just so many comparisons to make, and it made this feel less original.

That said, I really enjoyed reading this book. There were so many mysteries about Joe Thorne and Arnhill - why he was coming back to the village, what he was leaving behind, and what the most recent tragedy had to do with his own bleak family history. It all wove together really well and he was a brilliant, flawed character to follow. A bit of casual sarcasm getting people into trouble always appeals to me!

There was a thread of irreverent humour and loads of intrigue that I enjoyed. The end felt a little rushed and it seemed to dip into a few genres that made it feel a bit convoluted. But I'll definitely be reading Tudor's other books, the writing is fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Suicide, and Bullying