Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai

6 reviews

wilybooklover's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

There's nothing I love more than a cute romance between two kind, generous people, and that was this book to a tee. They had such a soft dynamic that really fit their sweet and caring personalities. Plus, the first half of the book has some top-tier mutual pining which is a trope I adore.

I really enjoyed the portrayal of mental health, anxiety/panic attacks, and trauma/PTSD. It was handled with such care and respect without taking away from the lightheartedness of the book. I also enjoyed that the book showcased such an amazing friendship between Katrina and her friends. I just love seeing strong female friendships in romance.

I did feel as though there were a tad too many side-plots that sort of took the spotlight away from the romance a bit. There was the original viral side-plot, then a side-plot with Jas's family, then a side-plot with his military past, then a side-plot with Katrina's dad... I would've preferred a little less of that and a bit more of the cute domestic scenes. But I loved the book regardless!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Body shaming, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: War, Violence, Torture, Gun violence, and Racism

jenn_reads's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and War

Moderate: Kidnapping

agnesbebon's review

4.0

As someone who’s a people pleaser, has PTSD and panic attacks, and has taken a break from dating, I related a lot to Katrina and I think she was written with grace and care. “She’d never been a shy person, even if life had made her wary” hit me hard. This book had a lot of great representation and the world Alisha Rai has built an accurately diverse world in her modern love series. 

I really really loved most of this, but it started to lose me at the end. I wanted more out of their story. I almost wanted a third act breakup? Which is something I don’t usually want. Also while I love that both characters have their own personal story lines, I didn’t enjoy that they were going through very similar struggles, especially since it went into Kat’s experiences with PTSD much more than Jas’s. I also don’t love incarceration in books. However the very last scene is very well done and I thoroughly enjoyed how it (and the other spicy scenes) deviated from the standard romance genre spicy scenes. 

Super sweet but still definitely check trigger warnings for this one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, War, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Confinement, Violence, Murder, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

djarenivar's review

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

Unfulfilling resolution to most of the conflicts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Gun violence

kylieqrada's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

3.5

3.5 ⭐s. I really liked this! I loved Katrina in The Right Swipe, and I was excited to read her romance. I'm happy that I can add Alisha Rai to my small collection of body positive romance writers. Jas was such an adorable hero, and I loved his backstory and characterization. The whole secluded farmhouse with your bodyguard trope was 😍😍😍😍. Especially when Doodle arrived on the scene??? And Jas' family was precious. The peach jokes 😂😂😂. I also loved how realistic their sex scene was. 10/10 for first time in a long time realness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, War, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

carolinebrooks's review

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Violence and Gun violence