Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Þernan by Nita Prose

231 reviews

courtneys_reading's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious 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

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I really enjoyed this! I was not expecting the twists that happened either.

Also not gonna lie, I thought this was set in England for the longest time while reading. It gives British vibes but then they talked about the Olive Garden lol. Still, cute. 

Only 4.5 stars because I felt like

Molly went from not being able to read anyone at all to being able to read everyone in about two minutes. And it was a tad predictable.

But would still recommend as it was an enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder

Minor: Cancer, Deportation

rubellaface's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious 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

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Very cute whodunnit with a very interesting premise-- a neurodivergent maid gets caught in the middle of a murder investigation and becomes a suspect when people take advantage of her. 

But the rest the read was a bit off-putting because the author is neurotypical, and I wasn't sure if she was doing a service or disservice to the autistic community. The author took inspiration from when she taught special needs children, but honestly I just read 'Yellowface'and I hope a sensitivity expert was involved... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

the_bookish_hungarian's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Terminal illness, Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I struggled with how to rate this. I loved the premise and initially loved Molly but I felt like she very quickly became a caricature (think Amelia Bedelia). The story relied mostly on Molly not picking up social cues/situations but then other times she understood things that seemed to be more metaphorical than what she normally understood. Regarding the ending

I think this could have been a 3.25 if the book stopped at the end of chapter 24 when Rodney is being arrested while Molly is in the cafe, I really thought that was the end and was shocked when it kept going. I also feel like the scene of Molly killing her grandmother was so out of place and very sinister given that Nan tried to stop her and she kept going. Very weird tone wise for a book with such a candy sweet ending. Don't get me started on the nonsense romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use

Minor: Cursing, Violence, Blood, Deportation

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Deportation

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

miniingrid's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Nunca pensé que la protagonista de un murder mystery iba a darle un abrazo reconfortante a mi yo adolescente. Con algunas diferencias, pero menos de las que me gustaría...
Ha sido un viaje interesante. Gracias por tanto, Molly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Deportation

drnaynay's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Classism

elizabethbest's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse

ksamaine95's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

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Loved Miss Molly. What a delightful complex character. In the middle I was slightly annoyed by the lack of interest in “big event” itself. But great payoff. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship

books_hay's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Murder