Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Awakening by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

371 reviews

sarahreadinglife's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Research trigger warnings.
**Abuse, no consent, bully, sexual abuse, gap sexual teacher bully, torture ect**

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying and Sexual harassment

emlibby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would! Bullying elements were cruel and at times made me want to pause the audiobook or debate continuing. 

I think I will read the next iterations since at times both MFCs have almost identical voices. Perhaps I just need to see things in writing to get a better grasp. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

axthan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

mari_library's review against another edition

Absolutely not. I can understand some animosity between characters. I even welcome it when it is warranted. But this is straight up bullying and non-consensual horrid behavior.

“The Vega Twins need to learn how to perform a simple shield. To encourage them to do so, you are all assigned the task of Coercing them at any given opportunity from here on out.”

This is not for me. It gives me ick. Not for me, nope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

carmenvillaman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

escapereader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

The overall story is captivating and the characters interesting and diverse. However, there are several grammar, spelling and editorial mistakes throughout the book that took away from the magic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

energy365's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

nadstorro's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Writing was not great. Felt like fanfiction. Story/plot was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Emotional abuse

hopestar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

klewis22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Violence