Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

24 reviews

blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Tropes: opposites attract, miscommunication

Enjoyed the musical parts of this story the most, but found the gratuitous sexual content too much. The texting was a more realistic part of the relationship development than the in-person stuff, which was essentially all Insta-lust, all the time. An enjoyable read, regardless. I did feel sorry for the MMC and the way he was treated by so many people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

mconroy9137's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Chronic illness, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Grief

ka_ke's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I do love a good romance, especially one that gives the og supporting characters substance.  Is it predictable? Yes. Is it cheesy? Also yes. Will you love it? Absolutely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Infidelity

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Sweet. Sentimental. Not a lot of spice but the parts that are spicy are exceptionally well written. Grumpy sunshine meets friends to lovers meets taboo sexual encounter. Exactly what you want a romcom novel to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content

meat_muffin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent

carteres's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying and Infidelity

coco78337's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Bullying

rafaelabossoni's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Bullying

tiffsbookjourney's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

I love Fox so much!!! Oh my goodness. This book was so great! The intense character and self-esteem development between these two characters is well done. I also love how Tessa emphasized the dangers of Sexualizing children! This is something I've never seen done and emphasized so well. I definitely reccomend this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.5

 This was cute but I did roll my eyes quite a bit. Everything just ended up perfectly which was a bit nauseating, to be honest. And parts were just over the top. The narrator was great and it was fun and plenty steamy! I don't really care for slow burn though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity and Death of parent