Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Havoc at Prescott High by C.M. Stunich

11 reviews

palebea's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This book is infuriating. Near the start of the book, the Havoc boys say how they are direct with their communication and yet, throughout the book they have been anything but direct. The communication between them all is so poor. One of the main plot conflict themes could very much be resolved if literally any single one of them communicated. 

Also, this is a RH and I'm not used to there being such possessiveness between the men in an RH. It was uncomfortable actually. 
I don't particularly like any of the boys in this either. Maybe Aaron? Oscar is just boring. The only redeeming quality is that surely their communication improves? I'm also not really seeing any grovelling any necessary apologies. Also, feel like I'm being set up for "unexpected" pregnancy. Hate this trope so much.

I love the potential this story has and so I'm going to try the next one and hope it's better because this didn't quite hit the mark for me. And I'm disappointed about it. 

Edit: DNF'd the series. I promise it doesn't get better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Pedophilia

kat1105's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

briannagriffin567's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Child abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

ladylaurenexplorer's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

OK now I can see how this is going to continue to the next book because we’re still missing a WHOLE bunch of resolution. 

I’m trying to figure out how the beginning meeting sophomore year happened what was the girls price for making her live for four months hell?! Why would they do that in the first place, especially Aaron.

Also, thinking are all of the boys going to be with her because it just seems like Victor is hogging a lot and very possessive.

Then you have almost all the characters I hate I don’t understand why they haven’t been taken care of in the permanent sense yet I’m hoping at least by book 3 will start seeing some permanent disappearances…maybe?!

I’ve never felt such discussed for a lot of the characters in here, but they are on her list so I can understand why she wants them to pay. My strongest feeling though is when we actually find out what happened sophomore year it’s going to destroy her and I am so nervous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Rape, and Pedophilia

jojesweden's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

sleeplesschapters's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Wow. First off, this book is a reverse harem high school bully romance. Very important to remember going in. If you don’t like those things, this will not be for you as it holds true to every one of those tropes. TW rape, abuse, violence, suicide 

Ok now with that warning out of the way, let’s get into it. You really have to put aside any idea of happy life/happy romance ideas you have in your head. That’s not what this is. 

It’s wild. The characters are rough. The language is rough.  By the end it’s really a wtf did I just read type of thing. It must have hooked me though because here I am reading book #2 of the series. 

I loathe reading sex scenes involving minors. I mostly can mostly forget that these characters are in high school (17 years old) while reading because of their circumstances and how they act but still… ick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

jess_sabal's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Murder, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

keilaangel's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Child abuse, Incest, Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pedophilia, and Murder

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

christy_0909's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The only thing I didn't like is that this feels like the second book. These characters have a whole history that we know nothing about and is only explained in very small glimpses. I feel like it needs a prequel or something to bridge some gaps. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Cursing, and Bullying

Minor: Body horror, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy