Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa

32 reviews

beavivi's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Homophobia, and Cursing

Minor: Gaslighting, Bullying, and Abandonment

pey333's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Cursing, and Bullying

ree_the_owlgirl's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault and Bullying

powellki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book offers a strong perspective of how our negative thinking can warp our reality.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Medical content, Cursing, Violence, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Biphobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

katieo156's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Cute read, I enjoyed the tarot chapters and parallels even though some of it went over my head. I thought the pacing between past and present could have been more balanced, and the resolution felt too easy. The main conflict hinted at throughout the book was revealed and resolved way too quickly for the time it took to get there.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I have really mixed feelings about this book. I like the set up with the tarot card chapters interspersed throughout the story. But I hate the main character. I don’t know if it’s because she’s a teenager or what, but her view on relationships and

being in a relationship with Pix magically curing her pot addiction

feels so toxic.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Stalking, Alcohol, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Vomit, Addiction, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

torikate7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Bullying, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Biphobia, and Drug use

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Bullying, Alcohol, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Minor: Biphobia and Sexual harassment

lonely_tardigrade's review against another edition

This book was a lot more depressing than I expected. A lot of the problems I had with it could be attributed to the imbalance of what I thought the book would be like and what it actually ended up being. I just don’t have the mental capacity right now for the kinds of heavy topics it introduced, which is why I didn’t finish it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Medical content and Sexual content

saelrod's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Queer representation + witches painted in a positive light? Lessons from tarot? Yes please!

Except it fell flat. The self-medicating drug use felt like an important part of the story except it was glossed over and never fleshed out. While I have empathy for the MC, I found her tremendously unlikeable and her character development was lacking. I don’t know if it was due to it being YA but this story had so much unmet potential.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Stalking