Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Angelika Frankenstein Makes her Match: Sexy and quirky - the unmissable read from the author of TikTok-hit The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

5 reviews

katharina90's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

Uncomfortable and cringey. Not just problematic but also poorly written with unlikeable characters and terrible dialogue. I came very close to DNF'ing but I'm stubborn.

Can't for the life of me figure out how any of this got approved, but I suspect it's yet another novel where readers are just not bothered by sexual violence and breeches of consent as long as they're being committed by a female character. Disturbing.

Also not sure why the author chose to write this pseudo-historical fiction in which not a single character acts appropriately for the Georgian setting. Just do a modern retelling then?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Classism, and Death

Minor: Stalking, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Theft/sale and mutilation of corpses. Complete disregard for consent. Objectification of bodies. Dehumanization and human chattel/pet vibes.

rockyroadbutch's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Stalking, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Suicidal thoughts

beepbeep101's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Stalking

ninahuynh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

The premise was definitely interesting, but the execution, not as much. Sally Thorne of one of the booktok famous authors with The Hating Game and thought maybe this newest book will be good. Haven't read The Hating Game, but if the writing style is similar, my ambivalence towards booktok recommendations is affirmed once again.

Characters improved a bit towards the end, but Will's sudden change of heart did not make sense to me. The characters felt flat for at least 65% of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Alcohol, Body horror, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Blood, Cursing, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Stalking, Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, Classism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Death, and Death of parent