Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman

20 reviews

fallenstarr's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jodine's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Sexism

beth_s98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I really thought I knew where the story was going, and then there was another twist. It made sense, but

I was so heartbroken over the betrayal of the actual killer

I’m not sure I could read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Child death, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Murder, Sexism, Grief, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Decent read- the first half was super slow for me but the 2nd half was captivating. This can be shown by how even though I read this book over 20 days, the last 50% were all in one day! It was pretty predictable but despite the outcome not being a shocker, I still felt all of the tension as things came into place. I also did not really like most of the characters but some who I really disliked for the majority of the book did get to me near the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Racism, and Self harm

lindsayerin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Grief, Child death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse and Adult/minor relationship

yikes_bee's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

the beginning was bad, i didnt like it but like 150 pages in jill was a lot better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Classism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Stalking

abigailsmathews's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual content

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Murder

kiersteniris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

it seemed very dated, not like interactions high schoolers in 2020 would have had. i enjoyed the talk of corruption within the school and community but nothing really seemed to be done about it. LGBTQ characters are ONLY there for representation. i was really looking forward to this novel and found myself rather disappointed. i had heard- the plot twist was insane but to me, i had it figured out about halfway through. the story overall was good but it could have been so much better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

theromanticace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Grief, Vomit, Sexual violence, Cursing, Infidelity, and Sexism