Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

4 reviews

civetta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Sexism, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Death

annikaa's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol

chrisljm's review

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.0

barrett made so many jokes but none of them were funny. i tried to feel something for the romance/characters/storyline, but i was apathetic for the most part.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Body shaming, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Fatphobia, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

purplepenning's review

emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Do you remember the 21st night of September? You probably would if it was a disastrous end to a humiliating first day at college and you got stuck reliving it over, and over, and over. Barrett Bloom is stuck in a freaking time loop. High school was THE WORST and she desperately wanted college to be a fresh start but she didn't want it to be multiple restarts. When she realizes that Miles, the annoying guy in her physics class, is in the same predicament, things get even more interesting. And eventually even a little steamy. If they break the loop, what else might they break?

I love the trope, but it's hard to pull off a "Groundhog Day" time loop story without some pacing issues, so I went in aware of that. There were a few places where the story felt overly long, but for the most part it all worked pretty well. The characters are well drawn, diverse, and interesting. The story is a fun setting and vehicle for some meaningful and timely explorations of deeper themes. And there's a great balance of humor, angst, and swoon-worthy moments. 

I mean...

"I could wake up on the same day a thousand times, and every single one would be different because of you. Every single one would be life-changing. Because of you."

*swoon*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail