Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

17 reviews

stine_0's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcoholism, Gore, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, Death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Bullying, Confinement, Alcoholism, Gore, Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

Minor: Biphobia, Vomit, Bullying, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Racism, Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Sexism, and Alcohol

missdeaddoll's review

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was slow in some areas and I didn’t connect with it immediately, but I’m glad I stayed with it because I LOVED the ending. The writing is very descriptive, you get good character background, a good amount of blood and gore, and you have lgbt characters. Renee was my favorite character, she’s the smartest character and she finds herself through everything. I enjoyed the formatting of the book; some chapters were from character perspectives, some from blogs about the show, and some were love letters. Really cute ending. I have discovered every book I like I want a film adaptation for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, and Gore

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Abortion, and Alcoholism

chanlo1994's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was an interesting read, because it felt like I was reading a horror film (in a cool way). I wish it was a little longer to explain a few more things, but I believe it's so we can leave it up to our imagination about what actually happened and why.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Outing, Murder, Vomit, Car accident, Homophobia, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcoholism

inkworm's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Bullying, Alcoholism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Abortion

cmboyke's review

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.75

This was the perfect thrill ride to pull me out of my reading slump. Once I started, it was difficult not to read the rest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Classism, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Bullying, Colonisation, Sexism, Violence, Gore, Homophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Car accident, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Self harm, Ableism, Drug use, Kidnapping, Abortion, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racism, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Bullying

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

gruhuken's review

dark funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

I really love this kind of horror. I had a lot of fun reading this; the humour was pretty funny, it had a few really scary moments and the ending was surprisingly sweet. It felt a little too short, I wanted to know way more about the strange main character (what the hell was she even doing on the dating show to begin with??). The second half is where it becomes a slasher but I also felt that went by far too quickly, as if it was trying to get the characters out of the way rather than giving time to breathe within kills. A lot of questions, especially about the members of the island group, went unanswered in a way that didn't satisfy me. Would recommend this though, if not just for a quick, weird and funny queer read about. Found family? And sasquatches.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Death, Murder, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion, Kidnapping, Cancer, Sexual content, Racism, and Animal cruelty

Strong descriptions of violence, body mutilation and murder committed by a sasquatch creature. A character is grieving the death of her wife from cancer (this is mentioned in the beginning of the book). Some minor misogyny and racism towards the main character from a shitty guy, and some mild homophobia from a religious character. One mention of the D slur. Another character is mentioned multiple times to have alcohol problems. The main warning I would give is the gore: although the book retains a playful and comedic tone, there's a lot of dismemberment and bludgeoning

chasingpages1's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Blood, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Gore, Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Abortion, Biphobia, Suicide, Sexual content, Outing, and Grief

beanmilkcantread's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

a reality show a la the bachelor! heteronormativity! producers producing! lesbian love letters! bisexuals! remote mountain/island getaway! horror! switching pov! women!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Gore, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Bullying, Homophobia, Cursing, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cancer and Abortion

jamieleepilk's review

adventurous dark funny 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

5.0

Addictive, gruesome and bloody fantastic. 

This book took a massive turn that I didn't expect at all! I was hooked from page one. This was a brilliant and dark ride. Perfect mix of horror and laughs. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and Car accident