Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata

49 reviews

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Deportation, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, Murder, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Vomit, Violence, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, and Grief

buttermellow's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual harassment and Misogyny

daisycantread24's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted slow-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: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Child abuse

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

I would have really enjoyed this more if it hadn't been so long. I really did like the story, but the ending was not worth over 600 pages. I get it was a slow burn, but it was almost TOO slow of a burn for the tiniest bit of seeing them together  we got at the end of the book. The characters were great, but sometimes the main character was a little bit cringe and it bothered me. Overall, it was pretty good. 

would most likely reread, but not definitely ☑️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming and Mental illness

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.75

Mariana always completely ruins my expectations for love. I'm a hopeless romantic now. Me and my bleeding heart are in shambles.

In all seriousness, it's a great book. I started reading it because of my love for football and Mariana's work. I love how(like in so much of Mariana's work) each character has depth and purpose. The real world details factored into this fictional romance adds some flare. I really enjoyed this read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

maxima5's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual harassment and Misogyny

thesometimesbookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Body shaming

peytonliveslife's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy

bookishkenzie's review against another edition

slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

i feel like i’m the only person that didn’t like this book omg. but i swear i can rant about this forever. 

i have no issue with slow burn romances, but i don’t even think this could be considered a slow burn. they barely interacted for about 60% of the book, and there was absolutely nothing between them. no chemistry what so ever. there was no indication that they even liked each other until the book was almost over. in my opinion she had more chemistry with zac.

75% of this book was just useless filler content. i mean, it literally started out with like, 20 pages of her talking about how she was going to quit. so unnecessary. it was so boring.

and aiden? he’s an ass. he treated vanessa like shit and couldn’t understand why she felt the way she did. yet she kept forgiving him. i couldn’t understand it.

writing about two people that barely interact for 300 pages and then finally writing in some romance between them in the last 30 pages does not count as a slow burn. the whole point of a slow burn is to have a gradual build up, one that has you eager for them to get together. this just completely missed the mark.

only gave it the 2.5 because 1. i really liked zac, and 2. i can admit the relationship they did have in those last 30ish pages was cute.


oh and also, why do they have to keep mentioning how big and large he is?? like i understand they just mean typical football player size, but the way they kept exaggerating it and bringing it up made me unable to picture him as anything but a literal giant and it made me unable to feel any attraction to him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment

zoecrepp's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

This book deals with a lot of tough issues, especially childhood trauma, very well! However, I was incredibly disappointed by how the author dealt with the sexual assault in the story. I believe this is because the character getting molested was male and therefore, because of the societal biases towards men in those types of situations, the author decided it could be a joke. So I’d say if you are sensitive to any situation like that maybe avoid this book. Additionally , though the sex scene was steamy the author also needs to consider including more verbal consent because it not expressly stated at the beginning of the scene.