Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

5 reviews

kelseymcg20's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence and Adult/minor relationship

nrogers_1030's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m pleasantly surprised by how many twists & turns are in this novel (after reading The Night Shift)— I literally gave up on trying to figure out the guilty party. I enjoyed this book much much more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Dementia and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Confinement, Pregnancy, Incest, Vomit, Bullying, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Police brutality, and Gun violence

syab13's review

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

elenamarmiroli's review

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Finalmente l'ho finito.

La storia di per sé non è brutta, ma non ho particolarmente apprezzato le diverse timelines parallele, cosa che soprattutto all'inizio ha reso lo sviluppo della storia e il ritmo strano, e non in maniera positiva. Non ho neanche neanche particolarmente tutti i diversi punti di vista presenti.

La cosa che ha salvato il libro è il finale, che ho trovato coinvolgente e abbastanza sensato. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Infidelity

podanotherjessi's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I don't read a lot of mystery, so my opinion here should be taken with a pinch of salt. But this book bored me. I felt like the whole thing could have been wrapped up in an hour long TV show instead of a full novel, and that's probably a good sign mysteries might not be for me.
Beyond that, I didn't care about the characters at all. The main characters were boring, and the background characters felt cartoonish. Every time someone new was introduced, we got a chunk of description about who they were - what they look like, what their personality is, how they're connected to the MC. It was very telling, not showing. And this happened for everyone, no matter how unimportant they are.
There were also a lot of extrenuous detail and flashbacks that felt pointless. Maybe they were meant to be red herrings or to distract the reader, but it all felt unneeded. Very mild spoilers, example:

At one point the MC talks about not being able to stay with his aunt cause she has cats and he's allergic. Okay, small detail, not bad. But then the book flashes back to how he found out he was allergic, and there was no point to it.

Characters: 4
Plot: 7
Setting: 3
General appeal: 5
Writing style: 3
Originality 6
Ending: 7

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia