Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur

46 reviews

andykarnik's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Cute, light-hearted romcom

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

rickireadss's review

4.5

i had SO much fun with this one!! i loved the way gemma would just absolutely fluster tansy & ofc really liked the whole fake relationship/engagement of convenience aspect 😌

⚠️: sexual harassment, bullying, death of parent, emotional abuse, alcohol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Alcohol

lady_valhella's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

About the SA content

a 16 year old is taken advantage of after the recent loss of her mother followed by the even more recent loss of her father. She just moved to a new school, her step-sister and step-cousin treat her poorly and a rich senior boy who all the girls swoon over takes an interest in her. Tells her sweet things, takes her to romantic fancy places but says it all must be kept SECRET. After he does all “the work” she trusts him enough to go all the way. He convinces her to let him take pics which he promplty shares with the entire school. The rich white boy succeeds in only getting a slap on the wrist while the grief stricken girl is now labeled all of the horrible things.

yuri_rum_raisin's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Classism, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Specifically uses derogatory slang during explicit sex scenes later in the book.

bookish_slagathor's review against another edition

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

3.0

This was a bit of a disappointment, not gonna lie. I am a HUGE fan of the fake relationship trope and was looking forward to this book ever since it was announced. But once I started reading it, I quickly lost interest and even put the book down for a few months. It took immense willpower and the looming end of the year with my incomplete reading goal to push through the last 30%. 

And I’m not even sure that I’m glad I did. 

Anyway, let’s see what this book does well. I enjoyed the writing style and in general the story is alright, nowhere near as good as the premise though. Also the romance is pretty sweet in my opinion, utterly devoid of toxic crap or the much hated “miscommunication” trope. Big fluffy bonus points for that alone.

But where it promised to be a romantic comedy, I felt it totally missed the mark. Sure, there is some witty banter between the characters, but it didn’t even manage to make me nose exhale, let alone laugh. There might be maybe one scene that could be considered funny, if it was written funny in any way. 

Also the side cast is a collection of cardboard cutouts/tropes. We have the Gay Friend(TM), the artsy French girl, the fun uncle (funcle?) and so on and so forth. Also the whole thing about the pretend romance should be that the two MCs gradually fall for each other. Instead we pretty much get an instalove scenario.

All in all, it was okay, but my expectations were definitely not met. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent

melissaslibraryy's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death of parent, and Sexual content

sian's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Bullying, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Death

knitterscasket's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Toxic friendship

nicjmorrow's review against another edition

funny 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

5.0

This is one of the most perfect romance books I've ever read! Great sex scene, great bi representation, this book is a masterclass on romance books with issues that come up but the characters talking about them and resolving them in a RESONABLE timeliness through rational conversation. Also fake dating, inheritance games, and Sapphic love! Perfect *chefs kiss*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Bullying

Moderate: Emotional abuse

There is a plot about a high-school bully sharing naked photos to shame a main character. That boy is in the book and is a major character who gets some pay back but not full justice. Also Gemmas family is pretty emotionally abusive but she knows it and it's a pretty great representation of how to deal and get out to live your own fulfilling life. This is her glow up!

katherina_lei's review

funny 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

This was such a cute romance! The cast of characters were quirky and lovable, and it was quite well written. It was very cheesy, but I am here for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent