Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

7 reviews

kat_a's review against another edition

It got just really confusing and I couldn't imagine it was well as I was able to wirh her previous work. This confusion and muddled detailed had me put it down temporarily. I also have a concussion which only added to my delayed attitude when picking it up and wanting to read it. I'll most likely pick it back up later in the year or maybe even in a few days. I love Holly Jackson, but I'm just not in the mood right now it seems. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, and Grief

I just put all the warnings I could think of in the graphic section. I'm very tried and recovering from a concussion currently. Apologies for the messiness and lack of organization.

ellarae0111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing end to an amazing series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicide, Abandonment, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Grief, Hate crime, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexism

grace_reads13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual violence, Drug use, Grief, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I have to say, Jackson really knows how to write tense scenes. The stalking portion was genuinely scary. The second part was pretty far-fetched, but I enjoyed it overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Stalking, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Addiction, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

camoo3032's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This series started off as a really interesting murder mystery but over the course of the series it's focus turns to trauma, how it affects you and what it feels like. Holly Jackson's description of PTSD is incredibly well done. All of the characters feel really rich no matter how small they are. It's a fantastic series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Addiction, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexism, Confinement, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Bullying, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident

booksmoviesandstories's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Stalking, Torture, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, and Body shaming

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

katieedwards's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit