Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Cinderella Is Faking It by Dilan Dyer

3 reviews

anonymous_user's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book though it took me quite a while to get through and sometimes felt too long (though I appreciated that the ending wasn’t rushed and that the characters’ relationship actually had time to develop and heal from difficulties).

The plot line with Beck’s mom/family did seem a little over the top and random.

But mainly, it was really refreshing to have a romance with a neurodivergent FMC whose ND traits were (mostly) not treated as problems, and I loved the emphasis on trust. It was very relatable to me how Del was frequently interrupted by anxious thoughts, and I loved how Beck was patient and helpful with processing them.

The focus on pain made the spicy scenes more challenging for me personally,

but I will probably read the second book because I liked Cordelia and Victor as characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Ableism, Car accident, and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

tetrootz's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Classism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Rape, Alcohol, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Vomit, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy

hellowildflower's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Stalking, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment