Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale

15 reviews

naomi_k's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Grief, Bullying, and Ableism

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, and Death of parent

lwprice1209's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

3.0

A quirky concept and an endearing main character kept me interested in this fun book. It took a while to get hooked, but once I did, I really enjoyed this title.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, and Grief

bailey_the_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

On the one hand, this book contains one of my all-time biggest readerly pet peeves: withholding information from the reader for no reason other than to create suspense that, when alleviated, isn’t anything surprising or really even narratively justified because it’s absolutely something the POV character would be thinking about or avoiding thinking about in detail. It’s a lazy way of creating “mystery” and the reveal is always a letdown or telegraphed so clearly and so far in advance that it might as well just be in the text to begin with. 

On the other hand… I enjoyed this book quite a lot anyway. It has perhaps the best description of what it’s like to be an autistic person trying to exist and converse in a public space. I want to buy a physical copy of the book so I can show that section to everyone I know. 

The story itself is well-told and the overlap of time travel and scripting (iykyk) is so satisfying/funny/heartbreaking. The plot doesn’t always feel as tight as maybe it could have been, but then there are moments that come together like clockwork and it’s just a lot of fun. 

I also thought the narrator on the audiobook did a fantastic job. I sometimes struggle with audiobooks, but this one was an easy listen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Ableism

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, and Alcoholism

heoleen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Mental illness