Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

11 reviews

traceyanderson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, and Gaslighting

the_addictt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying

sabrina0_venus's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism

Minor: Sexual content

ninamanon's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.25

Beautifully written. Strong characters. Realistic. Made me cry. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Rape, Body shaming, Cursing, Dementia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

winnie_is_swag's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book.. was amazing. the writing is beautiful. it's a relatable book (unfortunately) with characters who are so diverse. this book is an inspirational tale of how people can stand up to discrimination and find themselves the way there. i would recommend this book to any person because they WILL find something valuable and a character to whom they relate. as an autistic girl who loves marine life, erin was such a relatable character and the way she was written made me feel heard. amazing read. the only comment i have is that after a few months, the themes are memorable, but the memory of reading it isn't as fond or impactful. if i were to read it again, the rating would surely move up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual violence, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Ableism, Violence, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Body shaming

dawntin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.75

The writing style was beautiful and there were many quotes that hit me hard. The author kept the stakes high and the plot was engaging. The 3 central characters were highly developed. I loved their friendship. The character diversity was realistic, with the main girls coming from marginalized groups in society: Grace as a fat girl, Rosina as a Mexican-American lesbian, and Erin as an autistic girl. The characters felt as if they could be real people, and the portrayals of their struggles were also well executed. There were men who changed for the better and sided with the girls in the story, and there were women who were unsure if they would fit in with the Nowhere Girls. I liked how the characters were displayed in a gray area instead of purely morally black or white.

I really disliked Principal Slattery. She became like Umbridge after a while. I also hated Amber for what she did to Otis and how she insulted Erin. That girl seriously needed help.

With all these characters, it was impossible to fully flesh out everyone, so I liked the “us” chapters where I got to see glimpses of even minor characters’ lives. The one major issue I had with the book was the ending.

The girls only succeeded because of the sheriff who had twin daughters. The same institution which made it so that Lucy couldn’t get justice during her time in that town was the same entity that fixed the problem with Cheyenne. Spencer and the other boys are arrested, yet Lucy’s case still needs to be brought to trial.

The resolution came too easily for my taste, but other than that the book was a fantastic read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Moderate: Ableism and Bullying

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Deadnaming

vvoman_of_darkness's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

mpitts's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

3.0

Personagens fracos, enredo fraco. Ponto alto do livro são os assuntos tratados, e infelizmente o livro acaba se perdendo nesse aspecto por volta do meio dele e focando nas jornadas individuais de cada personagem

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia and Bullying

vaniavela's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Alcohol, Bullying, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

carleesi's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

5.0

I don’t have words that will adequately describe how powerful this book is. My chest is aching with it.

My only qualm that was almost enough to drop to a 4.75, there was too much Christianity. As someone who has trauma from going to a religious high school it made me distrust the narrative sometimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault