Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher

4 reviews

wendy_m_27's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

It's so funny that a lot of the book's problems could have been solved by adding locks to the windows in the town (not nailing them closed lol)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Deadnaming, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, and Dysphoria

cyerrappa's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Body shaming

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Eating disorder

klaudiaizabela's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, and Murder

alannah_m's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

2.5

I...don’t know what to rate this book. It was given to me as a gift, but honestly I just don’t think I’m the target audience anymore. On the plus side, the abundance of LGBTQ+ rep was lovely to see (still too rare!!) and none of the trauma was linked with being LGBTQ+, which makes a nice change from tropes. However, I think this book was just trying to do too many things for me. If it was just a coming-of-age/ thriller, I may have liked it better. But, the addition of the fairy tale retelling, I felt, stilted the story and make it feel kind a little ridiculous to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence