Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Paper Princess by Erin Watt

2 reviews

geooo's review

emotional lighthearted fast-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? No

1.0

This book reads like a wattpad story written by a 13 year old, there is no plot, the characters are so unlikable, the amount of slut-shaming and mysoginy and the rape scenes between the fmc and mmc and other people, everything a girl does in this book is for male validation. The fmc forgives everything the boys do to her because they're hot and the hate her for no reason. Also everything that happens in this book is illogical and unrealistic (the mmc character makes his brothers and the whole fucking school hate her like why do you listen to him, the dad basically  kidnapped her and he gives her money to stay in that house also he is a creep (he watches Ella strip and dance for him but then says "oh Steve would be rolling in his grave" and supposedly he likes them young, her mom died and no one noticed like really, another thing her mother's boyfriend tried to sa her when she was twelve, she punched him and almost broke her hand and then he taught how to punch and they became friends like wdym you became friends with your almost rapist and that's not all) ,also the stereotypical characters like the queen and king of the school and the queen bee, the nerds, the bad boys. The mmc also sleeps with Ella when she's on drugs and underage( he previously saved her from being raped but does what he does to her), he treats her like trash the whole book, and the last 100 pages are them fucking and him telling her it's the last time only to do it again. Moreover, wtf was that ending , it was just a plot point made to write the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexism, Rape, and Sexual assault

ieryka_magic's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

Ok. I have never written a review before so I'm sorry if it's hard to understand. BUT. THIS. GODDAMN. BOOK. Mentally scarred me.
The book (and the series) is a literal Wattpad mafia mets the rich bad boy fanfiction and (as someone who used to eat that shit every day) it makes me sick to the core to know that *this* is considered ok to be published. Honestly? It would've been a *great* idea if it kept the "plot", but turned the message from "this is totally ok and not toxic" to "this behaviour is not ok, but everybody can change. Therapy and other professionals are there for you. And if they don't change, leave them. Also, *CONSENT*??? HELLO??? YOU THERE?" 
To think that this book went through so many hands before it was published and IT STILL WENT TROUGHT. If someone, anyone, girl, boy, non binary, teen, child, adult or elder reads this review, please know that this kind of behaviour is toxic, not ok and dangerous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Don't read. Not worth it.