Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

28 reviews

annsfictworld's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Violence

solenekeleroux's review

emotional informative lighthearted 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this teenage love and relationships story. I loved that it was quite educative with the relationship advices, and that it explored internalized biphobia. The characters are great, I enjoyed Darcy as a biased narrator, I really appreciated her relationship with her sister and big yes to this kind of casual unproblematic trans rep. The romance is super cute and it's a fast and very enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Vomit

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

lukawarm's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Biphobia

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Outing, and Violence

anna_23's review

adventurous challenging lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Biphobia

le3713's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Emotional abuse

margaux4's review

lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was fun. It wasn't anything special, but it was fun. The main character, Darcy, was seriously flawed and I would call her an antagonist. She learned from her actions (kind of) but some of her decision in the book were pretty terrible. I was rarely on her side, which made the book less enjoyable. As for the romance, it was a SERIOUS slow burn. Like, down to the last pages slow. And I wouldn't say I was that enthralled with the pairing either. As the book progressed, I got less and less invested in the relationship. It should be the other way around, right? I still liked the two These are my two major complaints, but overall this book was a fun read. It dealt with bi relationships really well, which I really appreciated. I read it in two days, which is fast for me. If you are looking for a light and quick read, this would be a good option.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Addiction

Minor: Vomit

lainiereads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

just finish my reread with the audiobook, and i still love this book! i really enjoy the discussion around guilt and how to make things right after you make a mistake. definitely recommend the audiobook for this! the acting is great :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Vomit

toberomanced's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

I love the representation! Very refreshing to see a bisexual MC

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, and Vomit

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

This book was absolutely lovely! I read it all in one day while laying in bed sick, and it was a great read for that. I read the synopsis months ago, and kind of forgot it by the time my library hold became available, so it was refreshing to not know which relationship to root for. Also, to have a scene with a bunch of queer people telling a bi woman she's queer even if she's dating a straight guy--god, it feels so good to be seen.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Stalking