Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Bully by Penelope Douglas

51 reviews

emjayesunga's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Drug abuse

lilymg_07's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

“While I liked this book for the most and was captivated by the author's realistic portrayal of bullying, I must admit, this book left me with mixed feeling. “- goodreads person

childhood best friends to enemies to lovers

typical bad boy with a troubled past

none of the characters really stuck with me

punk 57>>>this 

WHY DID HER BESTIE GET BACK WITH A CHEATER

plot twist he was obsessed with her from the start

jared was a josh templemen and misha lare wanna be

i literally predicted a plot point so easily 

the section at the end for the next book in jared’s perspective really intrigued me

even the s/\/|ut was a let down

definitely not bad just not my fav

MY FAV QUOTES 
      *warning*
 spoilers below 

“Sauntering over to me, Jared grabbed the hem of my hoodie and said, “Take this off and give me a lap dance.”

“Jared moved his head from side to side trying to catch my eyes, his lips inches from my face. “If I ever lay my hands on you,” he said low and husky, “you’ll want it.” He brought his lips in even closer. The heat of his breath covered my face. “Do you? Want it, I mean?”

“Tatum?” His voice sounded soft and gentle, and I instantly felt warm all over. But then he spoke again “I wouldn’t care if you were alive or dead.”

“Did he hurt you?” Jared asked evenly, but his lips were tight, and his eyes were murderous.”

“Jared moved in front of me and stared down at the broken glass. “I make you nervous,” he said without looking up at me. His assessment was dead-on. I knew it, and so did he.”

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Bully

Penelope Douglas

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse

katapultti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I hated him like half of the time and wanted to fuck him the rest so…the basic. Yeah that’s it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, and Child abuse

ajd64's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sadie_honey's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

jess21's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

taylerreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

Tate and Jared used to be friends, until the summer before high school where Jared came back and began to bully Tate. In their senior year, the bullying comes to a head and Tate decides it's time to fight back. 

Great bully romance! I enjoyed Tate's character growth as well as how that pushes Jared. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

nickiethebookwyrm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

Writing was a bit juvenile and the plot was a little flimsy. Cute read, though predictable. I found the characters hard to believe at the beginning and I didn't care about them much, but that got better as I kept reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexism, and Vomit

libbyfulofbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

steviwondr's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Alcoholism