Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert

24 reviews

readingwithtemperance's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

I see Talia Hibbert, I pick it up. I unfortunately didn't like this as much as her other books, but that's okay! I still had a great time reading this. And you can really tell her writing has evolved!

I felt this was TOO insta lovey. I mean...

getting engaged only after a few months is wild.

I also didn't feel that they had much chemistry at all. Mainly because well they don't really know eachother. The pacing was off and I felt like our characters didn't get a whole lot of mundane scenes together. Which I think definitely would have made their chemistry more convincing! 

I do like the talks about domestic/child abuse though. And im glad everyone got a happy ending. Yay therapy!

Not gonna lie I did cry when

it panned to two years later and they had their daughter. Who they named Freya after his mother ♡. Such a precious moment.  Especially with all of Ruben's feelings surrounding children due to his childhood. It definitelyshowed his growth.

 
 
Overall I did like this and I would recommend it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Outing, Classism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Racism

knitterscasket's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Bullying

corruptednatz's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

2.5

Cute story but it uses a lot of f bombs to the point it loses meaning. It becomes repetitive sadly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Child abuse

abby_can_read's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

📱
I loved this book, and Hibbert is one of my favorite authors/writers. I liked the plot (as I am a sucker for a good fake dating) and the characters were fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Bullying, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Cursing, and Racism

Minor: Classism and Chronic illness

eeeeeli_is_probably_lonely's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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

4.0

The smut was good and the plot was okay.
I almost dnf'ed it in the first few chapters but I persevered through pure stubbornness. 
🌶️: 4.5
📖: 3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Biphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Death of parent

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny relaxing 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

3.0

I really wish I'd liked this book more than I did, but alas, something about this story just didn't click with me the way the Brown sisters books have. Maybe it was because I read the entire thing on audio despite not liking the narrator (or his subpar danish accent), or maybe it was the fact that I read it on and off for almost a year. I just didn't really connect with the story. I really liked Cherry and Ruben, their relationship was very cute and I found their characters fun, but I just did not care about the whole royalty thing and I felt like it could've been done a bit better. It also got wayyy to dramatic for me in the last quarter.
I think I'll give the physical version a go at a later date, but for now it's a three star. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Biphobia

kyle_sjs's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Bullying

moonieness12's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Grief, Abortion, and Classism

kayladaila's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Bullying

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Racism, Biphobia, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

headinthepages's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence