Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Bad for the Boss by Talia Hibbert

11 reviews

reminiscences's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

lesbegays's review

fast-paced

not rating this, since it feels unfair to rate a book talia hibbert has intentionally made “mysteriously disappear”. i absolutely understand why she did that. it’s a bit problematic, surprisingly dark, and very melodramatic in a way that reminds me of a wattpad story (if a decently written one) and not what i’d expect from having read her more recent books. it’s also rough around the edges and you can tell it’s from very early in her career.  i absolutely did eat this the fuck up, though. it still has her charm and early versions of some of my favorite elements of her more recent and polished writing. 
weirdly enough, this has made me more confident calling talia hibbert a favorite author, since i can trust that i’ll still enjoy even her worst works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

xnolakola's review

fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping and Stalking

aglclark's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death

westcoaster05's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

Secondary characters commit adultery.

laurasliterarynook's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

jzthecatlady's review

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was definitely a fun read, as Talia Hibbert’s books always are. Not sure how I felt about the boss/employee dynamic, but I think that’s just because it’s not my favorite trope, rather than the execution. I wish there had been slightly more plot, as I really enjoyed the story, and it was mostly spice. Theo was such an interesting character and I wish we’d gotten to learn more about him. I really enjoyed all the side characters, and I actually gasped at the plot twist! I just wish the plot elements had been a little further developed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Kidnapping

kimalah's review

challenging emotional lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

le3713's review

emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Not one of her best. If I wasn’t already hooked on Talia Hibbert and curious about the characters having read the series out of order, this would have been a DNF. I found it hard to care about the characters and the tropes were cringe-y.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent

taliabasma's review

dark emotional funny relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

You can never go wrong with a Talia Hibbert romance 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent