Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

63 reviews

vaehangel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Addiction, Cursing, Physical abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

naomiwinograd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

It wasn’t my favorite but it was very quick read. No smut, which made its rating higher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Bullying

nogoodingoodbye's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.0

ik ben heel dankbaar dat ik dit recensie-exemplaar heb mogen ontvangen van Blossom Books, nogmaals bedankt! 

‼️ Een waarschuwing voor toekomstige lezers: Dit boek bespreekt thema’s als zelf beschadiging, seksueel misbruik, een age-gap relatie tussen een minderjarige en een volwassene en problemen rondom mentale gezondheid. Neem alsjeblieft de trigger warnings door voordat je dit boek leest als jij hier gevoelig voor bent ‼️

Girl in pieces gaat over Charlie Davis die op 17-jarige leeftijd al meer heeft meegemaakt dan de meeste mensen in heel hun leven meemaken. In dit boek volgen wij Charlie haar weg naar herstel en dat gaat natuurlijk komen daar verschillende tegenslagen en moeizaamheden bij kijken.

Het verhaal is heel toegankelijk geschreven en leest snel weg. Door de korte hoofdstukken wordt je snel het boek in getrokken en is het lastig weg te leggen. Girl in pieces zet een heel mooi, rauw en echt portret neer van de weg naar herstel. Het laat de lezer weten hoe makkelijk je terug kan vallen. Hoe belangrijk een support-systeem is. En hoe het grootste gedeelte van het herstel uiteindelijk op jezelf aan komt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Bullying

janebonasera's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

6 star read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

fharyya09's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I'm glad that Charlie is quite better now and that she has started her new journey in her life and I hope once she got to Paris she will be able to meet her friend Ellis.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Body shaming, Addiction, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicide attempt

moamos1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child death, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Cancer, Blood, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Vomit, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Child abuse, Body shaming, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Death

shayisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

Sobbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Car accident, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

calvixx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

molly_love's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

I can't believe this book as been sitting on my shelf for so long, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. I can't recommend this book enough to every single person I meet, because honestly it would takes a thousand years to give you all my thought on this book.

But it's just so well written and heart retching that I think half my thoughts on this book would just be tears and sobs. 

I would also like to say while this book does not go into very graphic detail of certain things mentioned in the content warnings I still warn you it's better to be safe then sorry. And just not risk reading or even listening to this book if you think you could be heavily triggered by anything in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, Self harm, Addiction, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Body horror, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death of parent, Car accident, Suicide, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

charlieworm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

Charlie a nineteen year old has a messed up childhood. Her father died by jumping in a lake and her mother who loved her father dearly went insane and started beating Charlie as well as because of all this Charlie became secretive and reclusive to share her sadness with anyone. She was often bullied at school which made her develop habit of self harming. Self harm became her solace and after drawing these lines her pain went away for sometime. She started distracting herself by drawing and cutting up her skin. The story starts with Charlie being in a hospital where she is barely conscious. She wakes up in a dorm which not only looks depressing but is actually filled with survivors of self harm. It is a safe place but why did she end up there? Who was he who Charlie is afraid of? How did she find her way out of all the thoughts? Or does she end up repeating everything again?  Who were those people who helped her overcome hurdles and clear the dark cloud of confusion?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Gaslighting, Addiction, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Sexual violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse