Reviews with content warning for Sexual harassment - Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did

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Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did by Monica Murphy

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lani38's review against another edition

I freaking hated this book. How tf is he even allowed to live. He was a new level of asshole that I have every read about. He did not care at all about her and is just an asshole that gets off on degrading others?? For some reason most of Monica Murphys books have guys that act this way. Which is why I said last year that I wouldn’t read any more of her books, but when I read A Million Kisses in your Lifetime’ and actually enjoyed it, I thought, why not read this. Anyway this was probably the worst book I’ve read this year and would not recommend this to anyone. I also dnfed this at 35% because I didn’t want to torture myself any more.
Also the victim blaming in sexual assault is just not okay on any level whatsoever. How can any of the reviewers, who give this more than one star forgive this? She was literally just existing, then got attacked and apparently it’s her fault? Because of the way she dresses? I’m honestly blaming all the reviewers, who gave this anything but one stars and the author. Who still allows her to keep writing the same types of books?? Always misogynistic “alpha” guys, who love to suppress and degrade women.
A note for Monica Murphy: are you okay? What happened in your childhood, that you keep writing this horrible view for women.
And how tf can anyone support this, by giving it a good rating!!!!!
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amismith's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

worst book I've ever read

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thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Fall down the BookSmutTok hole where 50 Shades meets old money senior school at Lancaster Prep, where enemies turn to hardcore lovers despite their families' objections.

Dark with darker sub-storylines, Monica Murphy builds the characters quite slowly as they show themselves to each other. Lots of adult themes and situations that are quite unrealistic yet fantastical to read and daydream about.

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faefolkreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a very addictive read, but also quite dark and brutal. There were things in this book that just didn’t sit right (victim shaming and their ages to start) but over all it was an easy read. As a ‘Bully-Romance’ there are tonnes of trigger warnings, however I found Summer and Whit fed off each others ‘darkness’ and worked so well together. Whit is absolutely filthy and this book is honestly 90% smut and 10% plot 🤷‍♀️ I quite enjoyed the span of time this book spread, so you felt like you got most of their story.

TW: attempted sexual assault (on page), victim blaming for said attempted SA, derogatory terms, non-consensual sex, rape (off page/alluded to), bullying, drug and alcohol use

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isla_gracereader13's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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kaelielily's review against another edition

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The beginning was okay, the spice was great, but I couldn’t get past the sexual assault, misogyny and sexism. The book is also way too long for what plot there is, full of filler and seems to be moving in circles.

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