Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Out of Character by Annabeth Albert

13 reviews

lim's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Outing

lisa_m's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

This was a fun read. I didn't like it as much as the first book though..

I think it's very unrealistic for a bully to turn 180 degrees in so little time.
Milo really went from 'hey sorry I might have been a bit shitty' to self hatred and humility in 100 pages.
Also I'm not the biggest fan of 'I was in love with my bully and now he's gay too'? I did find the whole best friends - to bully - to lovers thing interesting. Certainly something I have never read before.

It is not a very realistic book but I guess it's nice to have a positive escapist story.

I like the idea of second chances and both mcs are really likeable and have great chemistry. Both being so likeable kind of put me of the story though because one of them is supposed to have been a bully but we never see that. We never get to know what he actually did only that he was very mean and the person who is actually in the story is extremely kind and sweet and I had a hard time seeing him as the bully. Also Jesper could be a bit annoying. Still enjoyable though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Homophobia, Medical content, and Sexual content

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Vomit

saeruh's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

I wanted to love this sequel as much as I did the first but I couldn’t see the chemistry between Milo and Jasper as well I had with Conrad and Alden. I thought this was a cute summer read and I’ll probably read more of Albert books, especially if she writes more in this series (maybe a story for the professors or April?). I wasn’t the biggest fan of the second half of the book though, because there seemed to be a huge emphasis on needing to come out to have your gay relationship be significant and that felt triggering to me but I guess to each their own.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Bullying, Homophobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Outing

Minor: Self harm and Medical content

the_vegan_bookworm's review

emotional lighthearted 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: Sexual content and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident

aus10england's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

UgghGhhghhgh, so frustrating!

Conventionally yours was one of my fave books of the year when I read it. This one was a huge let down for me. 

Everything I liked about the first book was missing from this one: fun road trip, believable and likable romance, fun ensemble cast. 

I did enjoy the writing, and I was mostly entertained throughout, but I did end up missing the cast of characters from the Conventionally Yours too much to not compare. 

Not the worst, not the best, may have enjoyed more if I hadn’t loved the first book sooooo much. (you don’t need to read the first book to read this one)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

foreverinastory's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.5

Okay ex-best friends to lovers is a new fave!

Rep: white gay male MC, white gay Italian male MC with an injured leg, white female side character with a chronic illness (blood disorder), Latino achillean male side character, white achillean elderly male side character, autistic gay male side character and his boyfriend, various children with chronic illnesses/disabilities in a hospital in-patient ward.

CWs: Homophobia/homomisia, sexual content, injury/injury detail . Moderate: Ableism, past mentions of bullying, mentions of alcoholism/addiction, past death from chronic alcoholism, death of parent, medical content, cancer, chronic illness, past mentions of emotional abuse, grief, past car accident, toxic friendship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

cheye13's review against another edition

emotional

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

3.0

This felt quite a bit removed from the previous book in the series, which threw off my balance; Albert's usually great at ensemble friend-group romance series, so I felt a little let down there. It also felt a smidgen to long to me. But readjusting my perspective, I appreciated the nuance and the romance, as well as the friendship beneath the romance. The characters' plot and personal growth was lovely and made for a great story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail

Though no actual medical content is detailed, a significant portion of the book is set in a children's hospital ward, and a character discusses a car accident and the resulting injury/hospitalization in his past.

jessicamorelli's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Much better than the 1st installment - Unconventionally Yours. This book is sweet, full of second chances and hope. The "let me be the hero" got a bit repetitive towards the end, but I really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

inktonia_'s review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Addiction, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident