Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Birthday by Meredith Russo

26 reviews

mayareadsxo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Dysphoria, Alcohol, and Homophobia

Minor: Transphobia, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

simbarabbit20's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Every birthday two friends always meet up. They were born in the same hospital on the same day in the same year. The one thing that keeps them together is American football. 

I really liked the book. It was so emotional and nearly had me in tears. I’m so glad it had a happy ending because if it didn’t I wouldn’t have coped. The transphobia and the homophobia was a lot but it was probably the right amount for a small town unfortunately. I would definitely not recommend reading it if that would affect you. 
I liked how it skipped years. It meant that the story could progress and we could see the progression of Morgan’s mom’s letters/DVDs. We could also see them growing up and it didn’t take forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Violence, Alcoholism, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Medical content, and Hate crime

jaimc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Cancer, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Vomit

chris_reads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Dysphoria, Grief, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Homophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Death of parent

what_lou_reads's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Violence

reading_rainbows's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Violence, Transphobia, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

lilac_aqua's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Loved this book, the story and the concept complement each other really well.

I actually really like a happy ending so after all the turmoil it's nice to have it wrapped up with a hopeful scene

All in all an enjoyable and insightful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Bullying

prrttyodd's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Terminal illness

igre's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

charlottesomewhere's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

Brilliant friends-to-lovers story told over six birthdays. Morgan is trans and struggling with her identity and her grief after her mother's death. I loved the way their friendship changed and grew. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, and Transphobia