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lovelybookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Car accident
Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Abortion
ecn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Abortion
imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Body horror, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Classism, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Torture, Cursing, Gun violence, Abortion, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Terminal illness, Sexism, and Racism
chris_reads's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Blood and Alcoholism
Minor: Racism and Homophobia
brashcandicoot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Addiction, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia, Child abuse, Biphobia, Abortion, Vomit, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts
motaki's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Apart from Renee which was lovely and deserves only good things, the other characters were truly awful.
Casey got too many chapters for my taste, she is an arrogant entitled woman and I couldn't care less what she was doing/thinking (which usually consisted in a mix of "I'm way better than anyone" and "what can my superior intellect come up with to improve our ratings")
Patricia if you need some cuddle time I'm volunteering, in fact I would love to do just that!
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Blood, Car accident, Gore, and Homophobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Grief, Abortion, and Misogyny
mmccombs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
danaslitlist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I very much wanted to enjoy this book and for the first 15-20% I thought I was going to. However “Patricia Wants to Cuddle” has quite a few issues that stood in the way of me being able to enjoy it.
The most glaring issue is the pacing. We spend a good 80% of this book on the drama between the girls and yet in that 80% I didn’t find myself attached to anyone. Who are the characters at a deeper level? Or is there none?
It’s only at 80% so we really get any of the thriller that was subtly advertised in the description and that doesn’t leave enough time for a proper wrapping up nor does it leave enough room for the reader to sit in the chaos. This ends up negatively impacting the ending of the story for me. There’s no real conclusion and the lack of horror or discomfort to the gore and murders is just mind boggling.
The gore felt out of place and the very quick introduction not only to Patricia but also the other women involved was somehow overwhelming and underwhelming at the same time.
The gay characters “understanding the monster cause we’re monsters too/outcasts too”. Narrative. This is so disappointing because yes while I understand where this was going, the callousness and the love for violence/acceptance of violence that the gay characters exhibit leaves a bitter taste in my mouth
The other area that left me disappointed was how sensitive subject matters were handled including the blatant homophobia and shaming of someone who had an abortion. The kiss between two characters solely for the pleasure of a man was also very disgusting to me.
. This is a hard area to rate because while this behavior isn’t portrayed as “good”, it isn’t condemned either.
I didn’t go in expecting this book to be super serious or perfect; I expected a romcom with thriller elements and overall just a sense of fun and enjoyment. Instead I found myself bored by the 60% mark and finishing it just to see how it ended.
I think my disappointment comes (once again) from the book not living up to the description and the marketing falling kinda flat for me. I guess it should’ve been obvious what Patricia was given the cover of the book but it felt contrived and not utilized well at all.
The irony that the trigger warnings are giving in the book at THE END, for gore and disturbing details….oh boy, just the icing on the cake.
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Abortion, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Religious bigotry