Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Last Girl by Goldy Moldavsky

18 reviews

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Gore, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Mental illness, Drug use, Sexism, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Murder, Death, Classism, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Homophobia, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Drug use

willow2342's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Blood, Bullying, Gore, Stalking, Violence, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Murder

daralexandria's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Blood

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, and Bullying

itzbrianna's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

The Mary Shelley Club was a decent mystery. I enjoyed the horror tropes and the subtle references to some horror classics. If you enjoy a combination of mystery and horror tropes, I think you will enjoy this book. Rachel Chavez is a lovable character. She is the new girl, and the outsider at the start of the story. She is a typical teenager. One who blames herself and feels like she is on the outs due to her inability to cope with trauma. But she is a great protagonist nonetheless. You root for her and you want her to succeed. You want her to heal.

The Mary Shelley Club's fear tests start off innocent enough depending on who you ask. It's a very creative way to get back at a bully or someone who has tormented you. But the depth in which this club goes to finish the game is intricate and weaved deeper into society than even Rachel could have imagined. In my humble opinion, this is not a horror book. It's more mystery and thriller to me. Nonetheless, it was a great read.

*****The Following Section Contains Details that Could be Considered SPOILERS****

While I enjoyed this book, the biggest thing missing for me was the horror. I expected a higher body count and I expected more than just a mystery that turns into a murder mystery near the end of the book. There were so many questions at the end of the book as well that weren't answered. This read more like a mystery novel than a horror one. In fact, I am not sure horror fits to describe this book at all. That lack did not deter me from enjoying the story though. I just think if you are expecting a real horror story with this one, you might want to look somewhere else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Torture and Violence

themoodreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

sallytiffany's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This is a solid book. It kind of moved slowly for me and not a genre I usually get into. The characters are well written but I couldn’t relate to them because I just don’t like horror movies. A fine book, just not written for my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

heykidzspellingisfun's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

jamierenee98's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, and Toxic relationship