Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Burn Butterfly Burn by Reese Rivers

5 reviews

hayzey's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

lokeylez's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.25

I find second books in a duet are often a letdown compared to the first book and, unfortunately, this book was not an exception

A 4-year time jump was a risky move and didn’t pay off here. I found it really hindered what would have otherwise would have been a fantastic grovel romance. Instead of being able to enjoy the grovel, I found myself annoyed that it had drawn out so long for such silly reasons. The fact that all the guys would be so committed all these years later when Savy completely ran away and ignored their messages for *years* was so unrealistic to me.

All of things that happened off page during these 4 years would have been more interesting to read about than the aftermath 

I also really hate when major plot points center around a character choosing to not hear someone out, read their messages, etc. I cannot fathom how someone could get daily texts for years and just choose to not read them, but yet not just block them. Girl, didn’t you ever get curious? And then it happened again with a letter. JUST READ IT, PLEASE! 


I will say, though, I still like these characters and the writing is compulsively readable (I flew through this duet, admittedly much less enthusiastically for the second book). I think I would have liked this more had my expectations not been so high after book one

All in all, I’m glad I read this to finish up the duet and see where the characters ended up, but I am sad it didn’t live up to my sheer enjoyment of the first book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying

lotte5322's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

juchan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Surprisingly I liked both books. It was an emotional rollercoaster and lots of stuff is happening. Like her other book there is a lot of trauma but I feel like it is handeled much better. Still needs a trigger/ content warning. But I very much enjoyed the characters and the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent