Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Final Offer by Lauren Asher

8 reviews

k_fry's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad tense 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? Yes

1.0

I was surprised by how much I disliked this one, especially in comparison to the earlier books. But I just truly hated Lana’s character. 

She isn’t communicative, but expects people to tell her things or else it’s “betrayal”. She refuses to listen when people do try to explain things and then is upset when she finds out about it later. 

My biggest issue though, is how everyone treats Cal terribly for frankly the flimsiest reason I’ve ever read. It’s a lose lose situation for him - if he hadn’t left they’d have hated him for staying and not letting Lana do her own thing. The lack of empathy was truly disgusting and I think said A LOT about the authors perspective on addiction. It did not sit well with me and came across as a dangerously naive story to tell. 

Wyatt in particular made me want to throw my e-reader at a wall. I’m supposed to root for the friendship of cop that intentionally incited violence? Fuck that. He abused his power and the story called it a joke.

I know it’s “just smut” but even that wasn’t good enough in this book to make up for how it handled addiction as a main element of the story. 

The only reason I gave it 1 star is because of the updates to the previous books characters. I don’t think I’ll be reading any more books by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

you_fanci_me_mad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Addiction, Miscarriage, and Drug use

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I absolutely loved this book. I loved Cal and Alana's journey back to each other. 

I enjoyed the fact that Alana made Cal work for it when it came to getting her back. A lot of books would have the characters getting back together in the first few chapters, but they didn't in this book, and it worked out really well that they didn't.

But you can also tell Cal only ever had good intentions when it came to Alana. I really liked that Cal knew he wasn't any good for Alana until he got help, and knew he wasn't ready to get help so he did the best thing by Alana and left, even though it hurt both of them to do so.

I do think the way the town treated Cal was a bit over the top, but I know small towns are like that and they protect their people. And you can see that while Cal hated being treated that way by everyone he was once close to, he understood their reasons and set out to prove to everyone not just Alana that he wasn't out to hurt her again.

I also really loved the bond that Cal had with Alana's daughter Cami. It was really sweet to see them interact. And camo was just the sweetest little girl and so funny. The story wouldn't have been the same without Cami.

So overall I really enjoyed this final book in the trilogy and would absolutely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, Bullying, and Terminal illness

worldofv33's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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: Cursing, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit

ecravens's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

cheesie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

it was definitely my favorite of the 3 i think but i still liked declaniris :] it was. ok. i have many thoughts

pros:
- cami existing and being a beautiful angel scammer. love that for her
- not many romance books do i like the mmc better than the fmc
- i like that we got resolution to all of the boys’ inheritance

cons:
- catcher? in the rye? 🙁
- predictable plot with the house… why did it take us 600 pages! the miscommunication was so silly!
- being in the town in cal’s perspective was so miserable. pro for making me understand why he drinks, con for pages and pages of lame
- perhaps a few more youtube videos of how ADHD in adults presents would be beneficial for lauren asher
- smut was a little boring for me :(
- thank god those children are billionaires i was just worried they’d have a billionaire father
- i feel like we never got any resolution with alana’s sister and even though that may be realistic i’d at least like to know her thoughts about it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

danicam's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Death of parent, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage, Cancer, and Child abuse

kyeruhh's review against another edition

As someone with ADHD who grew up around people with addiction, I’m very disappointed this book made it past sensitivity readers. The portrayal of both are shallow at best and downright insulting at worst. It’s also nearly 600 pages which is absolutely insane for a contemporary romance. I wanted to finish it to give an accurate review, but I simply cannot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Addiction, and Bullying

Moderate: Drug abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent