Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson

3 reviews

readerpants's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

 Rec'd by Hazel (color and tree).

Meh. I liked the AYPE setting and the specificity of Seattle! And I'm always into it when my students rec books that they love - although this wasn't for me, clearly it was for them.

Totally not for me, though. From the first page, this was unrelenting whump; Wilhelm was the ultimate woobie. Needed much tighter editing, dragged on, hardly any character growth, and honestly it was hard to appreciate any of them by the time we got to the big-action ending. 2.5 stars, rounding down for how much I wanted it to be over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, and Confinement

Moderate: Torture

bellagothh's review

mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Racism, and Physical abuse

archcon's review

hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Murder, Kidnapping, Bullying, Abandonment, Death, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and Lesbophobia