Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell

39 reviews

ameliad23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

ghostofthegallows's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

This is not really a book you read for a deep plot you read it for the comfort and the characters. And I very much recomend it for a lighthearted read with its darker moments especially towards the end. I hope the next book is as good as the first 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

tristonleeann's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

It is filled with great, lovable characters such as: disaster, sour cherry scone loving chosen one who can’t control his magic; best friend who is done with her friends crap, but still loves and supports him anyway; girl who likes ex-boyfriends (who is still in love with her) arch-nemesis; and finally disturbed (not my word, his), depressed, suicidal (at times), self-loathing, dramatic, gay vampire

who is in love with the boy who is supposed to be his arch-nemesis.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Alcohol

It’s great book that has a romance in it that doesn’t completely take over the plot. You could take out the romance and it would be just as good, having said that it is a wonderful addition.

What makes it even better is that it is the enemies to lovers trope.

foxcrofty's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

I jumped into this book knowing basically nothing. The title had come across my recommends a couple times and I quickly skimmed through the synopsis, but I was not prepared for how taken aback I was about to be by this book. The roving first person chapters worked so much better for me than they had in previous books, the characters were earnest and delightful, even when they were being a bit unreliable. The way the opening chapters set it up to both poke a little fun and criticism at a similar series in this genre had me grinning. This book just has so much heart and the fast paced turns of the plot made it insanely hard to put down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

manarnia's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

I find the second half of this book to be really fun and engaging, but the first half of the book drags for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying and Vomit

pennym_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Bullying

alainam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• 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: Violence

Minor: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Grief

lennie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I do love this series, but I've only recently become fully aware of the extent of Rainbow Rowell's issues--namely, her racism in her earlier book Eleanor & Park, and her subsequent lack of apology or any form of acknowledgement of the harm she's caused. Eleanor & Park continues to be her most well-known and successful work, and it's being adapted into a movie, and Rowell still hasn't done *anything* to make up for its racism. Which is inexcusable, and leads me to think I shouldn't support her or her work moving forward. 

I don't believe the art and the artist can be separated much in this case--not when she has refused to listen to those she's harmed, or acknowledged said harm at all. I don't think Rowell or her work should be supported, at least for now. I won't be buying any of her future books unless she fully reckons with the harm her racism has caused. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder