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Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas

82 reviews

laneelizabeth's review

adventurous dark emotional tense

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

4.0

I put this book off for so long because I was afraid it wouldn't be as good as Birthday Girl or live up to the hype from booktok. I was wrong. It was so much better than I could have expected so many twists and turns and such a good representation of what high school is and how badly everyone wants to fit in. I will definitely be rereading this soon

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Sexual content

teddy_books's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Body shaming, and Blood

angeliquescollection's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

it’s been three weeks but I’m finally doing this review. Honestly I freaking love this book. I read it and four stars right off the bat but I’m switching it to 4.25 right now. 
I’m over here filling out my digital reading journal, and as I was putting Punk 57’s picture in to my library, I was like I actually really liked this. I like this more than Magnolia Parks.
I feel like there was more depth to this book. I really loved Misha as a character. And although Ryen is in high school, she seemed so mature for her age.
 I love the little messages on the walls I kind of guessed who was actually leaving them here earlier than I thought I would, but it was a nice little mystery for me to find out.
I love the dark morally grey characters. I hated Ryens friends though. 
You know how sometimes you get letters or something in a book and you’re kind of like “i’d rather skip these,” i your head? I did not feel that way in this book.
I'm the type of person that will read the book and feel in the moment but once the book is over, I kind of forget a lot of the information but I remember the feeling that I got from reading. Since it’s been three weeks it’s kind of hard for me to bring up every single thing I loved, or hated so I’m not going to try. I just know I felt really good reading this book. and I read it so quickly, I think it only took about a week, which is quick for me. The spicy scenes were immaculate. I rated spice level 3 1/2 out of 5. I’m pretty sure it could’ve been way spicier but for high school romance it’s spicyyyyyyyy. Oh my gosh, I’m remembering the moments in the car when they went to the drive-ins.😮‍💨🫢🫢🫢
All in all 4.25 out of 5 stars.
This is my highest rated book so far and it deserves it.
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 1/2 /5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Bullying

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death

wackzo's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Grief, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Violence

hapalyn's review

reflective tense 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: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, and Misogyny

honeybunchesofoats06's review

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Violence

whosfernn's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

1.75

This book feels like something straight from Wattpad, written by some 15 year old girl who's never experienced anything vaguely romantic in her life. Not a single one of the characters is likeable (except for Manny, who honestly deserves so much better). Misha serves to remind me of why I am terrified of men. His theme song might as well be Norman fucking Rockwell by Lana Del Rey. And oh my god, I can not read another 'romance' where the characters just hate-fuck a couple times and decide they're in love without sharing even a single positive moment with each other. I can't do it. I'm going insane.

It's a shame, because I wanted to like this book. I'd heard mixed things, but from what I'd heard about the plot it sounded like something I would enjoy, or at least be interested in. I was not interested. I was either annoyed or outright bored for at least 75% of this book, and that's being generous.

I do want to give the dark romance genre another shot though, so if anyone has any recommendations that are not as god awful as this book, send them my way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Sexual assault, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Minor: Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Rape

courteez's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It really dug into the nitty-gritty aspects of high school, the need to fit in and the horrid expectations we set on each other and on ourselves. I liked that Ryen wasn’t some loveable, innocent female character that most books will proceed with as most people aren’t angels we perceive them to be. I also approved of the way Misha was written, his personality truly shown through the book words making it easy to picture the person he is. The same with Ryen and being able to see her in both her ‘façade’ and the true person she is.

I’ll admit it’s a little slow at the start, and some things said are a little vulgar but it does pull you in.

The absolute revelation at the end that we find out absolutely stunned me.

This book made me emotions go from curiosity, happiness, sadness to angry in many ways.. I connected with the words written on the page and that’s what I truly love when it comes to reading. If I can’t connect to the words written, then what’s the purpose?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

alleamitchell's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

this books starts off as two pen pals, misha and ryen as the teachers believed they were different genders. they spoke for so long, writing letters together until misha decided to go find her, expect he found her in a way he wasn’t expecting. he decided to join her school, not knowing it was hers to find information on his sister that had just passed. while here, he decided to talk to ryen and start a relationship with her, without her knowing this was him. at the school he was called masen. ryen then finds out and feels completely betrayed by this but she cannot give up the feeling of loving him from her past, so misha ends up being forgiven. this book ends happily and ryen becomes a better person after finding misha again. 

i also really really really enjoyed this book, there was enough hatred and sexual tension to carry the book to the end and the way the book was written intrigued me more. i think this book deserves the hype and i would recommend it to anyone! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol

elsa_clare's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Self harm, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual content