Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

45 reviews

nomron's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

I didn't really like this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

elisabeth_li's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Abortion, and Alcohol

jiao_li's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.25

When I first got into the story after reading the blurb, it really caught my attention and made me choose the audiobook for my next read. But as I listened on, the story ended up feeling quite boring and kinda predictable. 

Usually, in murder mystery books, the main characters are these brilliant minds. However, that wasn't the case with this book. The main character wasn't the smartest, but she was okay and pretty admirable cuz she managed to unfold the mystery in the end. 

I have to say, the writing style was pretty good, it kept me engaged. It had this way of making me curious to keep going with the audiobook, even if the suspense felt a bit lacking. Kara Thomas did make me question who the liar was in the story, and she had me suspecting pretty much everyone. 

The book did throw in some twists toward the end, but I kinda saw them coming. Maybe for someone not steeped in mystery novels, those twists could be a real surprise. 

Overall, the book was okay. The initial idea was brilliant, but it felt like the execution fell short a bit. Still, it's worth a read if you're looking for a different kind of experience!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicide, and Murder

paige_g's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

WHAT JUST HAPPENED

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Pedophilia, Violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

very good

aoife_taylors_version2413's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

A little slow at the beginning but once things started happening, it picked up. I wish the whodunnit reveal had a little more oomph but it wasn't the worst. And I wish we knew if the person would actually get charged with the all the things they needed to be charged with. I did enjoy the very last bit with Ginny, I wasn't expecting it. And I liked how Ethan's character turned out. 

I wish we found out about what would happen with Tom and Mike knowing that Tom killed an innocent man. And like besides emotion clouding judgement, why he was so quick to kill an innocent man

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

hdelossantos's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Car accident

t1k1_bab3r's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was amazing! The first half of the book however, took me ages to get through, nearly 2 weeks, and I didn’t have much ambition to read it, however the second half took me two days to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

honeyland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

A solid book, though I'm glad I didn't spend money on it.
The characters were a little bland and I constantly mixed up all of the girls for that reason.
The ending was a bit disappointing, I was hoping for a more interesting twist, some kind of scheme, not just 

a coincidence that tied the deaths together.
Throughout the book I was constantly fearing that B & M would end up together, which, luckily they didn't, and it made sense for him to be the murderer. However, I still felt like the topic of him being a predator wasn't fleshed out with enough care, as it still ended up with Monica going "well...I used him, too, sooo..." No girl. You're 16. He's 27.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Abortion, and Pregnancy

halebugs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Abortion

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Car accident, and Murder