Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen

13 reviews

valentinaporto's review

lighthearted 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

they say that thrillers will either have good writing or a good plot, and that finding one that has got both is super rare. this one had neither, which was extremely unfortunate. the premise is that a girly who serially kills bad men (rapists, misogynists, etc)  has a parasocial crush on a true crime podcaster and decides she is going to fabricate a meet cute with him and start a relationship like that. i thought maybe i was in for a beach read with sprinkles of kill all men here and there. boy was i wrong. in addition to it having the most cliche 2013 feminism lines every 4 pages, the romance starts with miss girl being terrible to a shelter dog ?! what the FUCK ?! i immediately hated her but the author seemed to try to make her likable ???? after she did literal animal violence ?! HELLO ????

the book doesnt get better unfortunately. it is extremely cheesy and predictable. the predictability is not fun. i finished this book in 2 days because i could not wait to be done with it. 

the only redeeming quality of this book is that the author is queer so upon learning that info the cheesiness and stupidity can be interpreted as kinda camp and an interpretation of what a gay woman thinks straight people are like.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

bookworm4tea's review

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kaekaeunicorn99's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

Minor: Animal cruelty

dawndiscusses's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Classism

kbrooks1212's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

lauren_reads_outside's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Thank you NetGalley for this audiobook

Book 2 in my roadtrip and I really enjoyed this one!! It was a touch slow in the middle and I honestly expected more of Saffy's POV and previous crimes but the latter half and ending absolutely paid off. I would love to read more of Saffy in the future and more about her previous murders (I don't really care for John tbh, but it does play into my love of books of psychopath women protecting bumbling detectives ala The Kind Worth Killing). The combination of Saffy righting wrongs via murder while also being wildly rich and uptight was very entertaining and the narrator played her voice to perfection. Definitely keeping my eye out for Eat Slay Love! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

jessiedoodah's review

dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty

littlewitch_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty and Pedophilia

aseel_reads's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a fun read, just a silly little thriller that was easy to audio read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail