Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas

10 reviews

maria_schnecki's review against another edition

2.5

why? Not gonna lie, it kept me entertained but I also kinda feel icky about that, so yeah.
I liked the premise - pen pals that are not sure their friendship would survive the switch from just communicating by letters to meeting in person. There was potential there. I also liked the idea of having a not super likeable mc that has a great personality development. However, that was just not it.
Why all the bullying? Why? I get it, insecurities are tough and lead to ugly behaviour in some people, but... that does not excuse what this story is portraying. Also, our male mc

going the psycho route when finding out that said penpal is not a "nerdy loser" but a popular mean girl? Sorry, but whilst I might get being angry about being deceived for years (kinda), there is just no going back from that. The way Misha is overly possesive, brutal, mean and aggresive? Not something you can just have a good talk and be back to normal. But the author knows at least that, so what is the next best thing? Crime and very awkward hate-sex. Idk man but thats just not it. Also, albeit the not-so-great smut scenes, I did not hate this book by this point (mind you I also didn't enjoy it), but the ending??? What is going on? It would have been fine if Misha and Ryen had their happy ending, I get that, romance genre and all. But to have the audacity to assume the victim of years of bullying through the hands of Ryen (yes, standing by is, at the age of 18, something that you have to accept responsibility for) just joins their friend group for some fun times? Yeah no, you did the poor guy so dirty. At least leave him out of there. Most people deserve their happy ending, but not at the cost of other peoples well-being. Yikes

so yeah, yikes. Do not read if you get upset by bullying, aggressive behaviour, fighting ( both physical and verbal), sexual harassment and yeah like lots of bullying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Death of parent, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

valer1e's review

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Bullying, Mental illness, and Car accident

Minor: Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

paperkindle's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Bullying

alice_w_greenfield's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was an emotional ride for me. It is enemies to lovers. I really appreciated the characters growth throughout the book. Both the female and male characters start off as people I don't love, and then they treat each other awfully. As they push each other to be better people, they grow as well.

I ended up really liking the book because of the growth that the characters made throughout the story.

There were some twists and surprises I didn't see coming that were fun and sometimes sad.

Very passionate and intense sex scenes, and the two main characters definitely had chemistry 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

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

_mya_'s review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Couldn't put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Stalking, and Self harm

elirizon's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent

3irini's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

for me it was just perfect. i fell in love with misha and i loved how both of them developed. the intimacy between them is a whole another thing and i loved that so much too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent

bingsdings's review against another edition

medium-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug abuse

ebbyreads's review against another edition

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

i wanted to like this book more than i did. there was like 200 pages that were spicy and so good but was it worth the hype no? the plot left something to be desired.
however it was very odd reading about high schoolers having sex. even weirder to think someone wrote about high schoolers having sex. idk not worth the hype at all. you can pass on this book and won’t regret it 

this book is  over hyped. It reads like a bad wattpad story. Please don't fall into the hype. Pass on this book and save your time and sanity.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment