Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He

4 reviews

bubblesparklereader's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Murder, Eating disorder, Self harm, Vomit, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Violence, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Death of parent, Alcohol, Death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

organizedxchaos's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Violence, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death of parent, Vomit, Car accident, Eating disorder, and Murder

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Fire/Fire injury

kfajack27's review

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Suicide, Gaslighting, Self harm, Grief, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Child death, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Bullying

nisforneville's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I received a copy of this book through Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.

Dawn has to transfer schools for her senior year of high school where she makes the cheerleading team and is invited to a party by the head cheerleader Ella. The morning after the party, Ella is found dead, and Dawn is a suspect. 

This book has a dual timeline and also follows Hannah, a student at the same school, only in the past. 

It’s a fast, easy read. I was in a bit of a reading slump, as in not being able to read for very long at one time, but when I started it before bed last night, I ended up reading just under the first half of it and finished it today. It’s full of high school mean girls and drama, so there are characters who are easy to dislike or even hate. It gave me flashbacks to when I was in school. There’s a little romance. I was definitely surprised by how the book wrapped up. 

I do suggest reading the note at the beginning of the book if you have any triggers. There are a lot of them, especially for young adults with mental health issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, and Violence