Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

11 reviews

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

ncindc's review

dark funny 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Homophobia, Death, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Abortion, Racism, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• 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? No

1.5

I was pretty disappointed by this book. I went it expecting a queer horror story featuring a sasquatch, but I felt like it didn't deliver on any of those points.

The build up is extremely slow with the action not happening until the last 20%. The parody reality show and it's contestants are interesting, but they are not strong enough to make up the entirety of the book's focus.

The queerness is fairly understated and not as prominent as I thought it would be. That is completely fine in general, but I went into this expecting it to be a lot more significant.

I just felt like the book went from endless content about the reality show, to senseless and overly graphic violence, to an abrupt ending. No questions were answered for me. I have no idea why anything happened in the story or what triggered the plot or even what the connections are between the remaining characters. For some books, the unexplained ending is done in a way to keep you thinking. For this book, given the absence of answers about anything else, it just left me feeling lost and disinterested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Blood, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Biphobia, and Vomit

Minor: Cancer and Racism

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

carbinara's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book sm! Had expected it to be more horror than satire and felt the horror lacked a tiny bit, but everything else made up for it. Such a fun, strange little book and haven’t read anything like it. This was really the perfect reading experience. It was fast paced, funny and strange enough to make it a memorable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Biphobia, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Abortion and Biphobia

leannanecdote's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Cursing, Sexual content, Classism, and Grief

rebeccajost's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Death, Toxic friendship, Gore, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, Abortion, Body shaming, Sexism, Racism, Classism, Cancer, Misogyny, and Grief

shector1's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Kidnapping, Vomit, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

imstephtacular's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

brashcandicoot's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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