Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Bully by Penelope Douglas

40 reviews

mariekemarit's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

1.5

Just awefull. Why does it have to be so womenhating... when do we stop writing women as hating other women and calling them sluts when they are wearing skirts..

As well as the bulliing as 'flirting' or as a 'sweet' thing. I hated the sentence 'I'm so happy to hear that you're a virgin' when he was the one sleeping with EVERYONE. WHAT ARE THOSE? STANDARDS? AWEFULL...

Hated it. We need to stop normalising toxic relations like this. And the hassesments abd sexual assoults. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

iluvtoread17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

I started skimming over the *cough* some parts because I don't like them. Though there weren't that many thankfully. That's why I didn't give a higher rating. Other than that, I liked the storyline 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Bullying, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

jerda's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Body shaming, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

wixusa's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

flor3nce17's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse

michelleub's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

1.5

This book is the reason why i dont trust booktok, i also never trust anyone who recommends anything by penelope douglas. I get that when you read this book it isn't for the plot, but damn her writing style is really bad, it gives so much wattpad vibes, I don't even know how I finished the book. I also really hate the from bullies to lover type because it definitely isn't the same as enemies to lovers, it just reinstated the belief that when a man is mean to you it means that they like you, which is why so many women associate violence with romance. Just plain toxic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

fr4n_m's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Infidelity, and Cancer

tinewen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

1.5

Honestly, I wanted to read another "bully trope" by a different author this time because I enjoyed the last one quite a bit, but this wasn't a favorite. The only reason I gave a star rating was that it was written intelligibly. I will still give Penelope Douglas another try in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment