Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Catch and Cradle by Katia Rose

4 reviews

clichemarker's review against another edition

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fast-paced

2.0

"Even my very gay ovaries have a reaction to the sight."

The writing in this is abysmal. The main characters are really boring, and the side characters all have singular personalities. 
 Any time there was a heartfelt or emotional moment, they had to undercut it with "comedy". Like these people are just so quirky, it's like a damn Family Guy cutaway.
 The big fight in the middle of the book is annoying and makes very little sense.
They're queer, queer women date their friends all the time. She told her beforehand that Kala was her best friend. Why does her dating history matter that much?
 And the whole abortion thing was none of her damn business. She shouldn't have to dole out Kala's personal details to get forgiveness.
No thanks.
The whole book, a big part of Hope's character is that she has dyslexia,
and when Becca decides to win her back, she makes her read a fucking essay. Girl, do you even listen to her?


 "My first reaction is to gulp like a cartoon character." 

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bbygirl21's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

This was a good book. I had issues getting through it. But I think that was just me not being in the mood for this type of book. 

I love sweet romance books. But I think I was just in the mood for something a little more spicy and dark and this book is obviously not that. 

I think if I had read this at another time when I was more in the mood for it, I would have loved it more, but at this point in time it just wasn't for me.

I would still recommend it. It's absolutely a good book. I just wasn't in the mood for it at this point in time. I may reread it at some point in the future and see if my rating changes. But for now, I'm giving this a 3 out of 5.

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decklededgess's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

trigger warnings: emotionally abusive relationship, outing, abortion, sexual content

This was super cute and adorable. I loved the team dynamic and the chaos of the friend group.I appreciated that these characters felt college age appropriate, not adults in college but freshly adult people figuring out their place in the world. 

Super quick and super fast read!

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motaki's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.25


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