Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

20 reviews

micaela_ru's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

Toxic, sexist trash that casually includes ableist and racist slurs, jokes about the deaths of sex workers, fatphobia, toxic masculinity, rape culture and nonconsensual acts played as sexy. DNF @ 20%. The MC is an entitled childish brat who has internalized sexism and possibly homophobia and transphobia. The love interest is embodies textbook toxic masculinity. Clearly I'm not the target audience here. I don't think feeling physically threatened by a man three-times a woman's size is playful or sexy. Not to mention the stalking. They also have no chemistry and the book is boring and childish. This is the crap that is popular?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Stalking, Ableism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

monaws's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

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

2.25

Their were many things about this book that I did dislike. In fact, they overpower the things that I did like about this book.

 First, it fixates on the main characters appearance. It fixates and focuses on how tiny she is, how little she is, how little her hands are, and how everyone loves this. It’s fetishization of her being tiny. It’s pedophilic. It’s weird. It makes me insanely uncomfortable to the point where I had to skip over those parts. how he’s constantly saying how he loves how tiny she is. That’s fucking weird. And it made me extremely uncomfortable to the point where, if they didn’t include those segments in the book, maybe I would have liked it more.

secondly, this is not the enemies to lovers thought it was. They liked each other from the beginning. They had romantic interests and affiliations from the beginning. There was not that intense, brooding, and passionate enemies to lovers.

The dialogue was unrealistic. You’re telling me that these are conversations that mature, working adults have every day? No. It’s giving Wattpad.

Also, everybody has flaws. Everyone has a little things wrong with them, and that’s what makes life beautiful. They’re acting as if these characters are flawless. Not to mention their is no diversity.

I could’ve given this book a lower rating, but the only thing that justified it were the last 70 pages. I know they weren’t the best, they did bring the book justice.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Stalking

Minor: Body shaming

writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

mommarex1221's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-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

4.0

Perfect for stans of the (very) slow burn enemies to lovers trope. I spent the first 7 chapters disliking both characters and the rest of the book falling for them. Pretty damn fitting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Medical content, and Stalking

suziereads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Vomit

_tamara_'s review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit

llsugarspicell's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

tiitu's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Ableism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content, Ableism, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

sophies_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.75

I don't give five stars light but this book definitely deserved it. The slow burn was perfect, the grumpyxsunshine immaculate. I cannot recommend this book enough. It's so good, I read it in a day (completely disregarding everything I had to do) and just couldn't keep a straight face. It was a rollercoaster of emotions

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Stalking

miglena's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

This book was written really well, I laughed out loud multiple times, and was truly invested in the characters. 
The author's writing is amazing, and I can't wait to read more of her books. I really was rooting for them protecting each other and I loved how much of a slow burn it was. I read it in one sitting, it was so entertaining!
I gave 4 stars because while I really loved this romance as a fiction book, Josh's behavior towards Lucy would not fly in real life. (atleast I sure as hell hope it wouldn't just be labeled as 'boys will be boys') It's juvenile to be cruel to the person you like. It left a bad taste in my mouth since the vitriol wasn't necessarily needed the way it was executed. She was treated like shit and we're supposed to just forgive him and have it glossed over without any genuine apology. 
This feels more like a bully romance than an enemies to lovers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Vomit

Minor: Body shaming, Medical content, and Stalking