Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen

5 reviews

fairy_internet's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, Cursing, and Drug use

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

amartinios's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book proved quite the page-turner, it was pretty hard to put down. I read it during breaks at work, and was always disappointed when I had to put it away to get on with work again. If I could have, I probably would have read the whole thing in one go.
Jack's character at times aggravated me, I felt a lot like Jenna throughout. AT the same time... I would probably react not too dissimilar from Jack in a situation like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Mental illness

anniereads221's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Harrassment Homophobic slurs

alyshkalia's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Bullying, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Vomit

thepretentiouspoet's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

2.0

Really enjoyed this the first time that I read it a few years ago, and although I didn't dislike it when I reread it, it did have a fundamental problem: the plot doesn't make sense.
Jack's relationship with his mother is shown to be incredibly close, and yet he refuses to talk to her about the threatening messages that Pinky is sending. What becomes 300 pages of elaborate schemes to catch this stalker could have been ended within 50 pages if Jack had just talked to this mother, and as a reader, I am given no reason to believe that Jack's mother wouldn't have immediately supported him and done everything in her power to keep him safe. The only reason he doesn't tell her, it appears, is that there would be no plot otherwise.
I can't fault the book for the sex advice that it seamlessly relates to the reader via Jack's column in Jenna's blog, or for the interesting characters that Jack talks to and reflects on (especially Jeremy, he's a great addition). But it felt borderline "idiot plot" to me, and so has definitely suffered a downgrade in my view of it, personally. Not a bad book at all, but if you are bothered by inconsistent book logic, this will probably irk you too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia