Reviews tagging 'Violence'

La fille d'à côté by Mariana Zapata

8 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

Mariana puts out bangers only. Diana is a single hairstylist who has custody of her recently deceased brother's kids. Dallas is her grumpy and married (but separated) neighbor. After saving his brother from getting mugged, Diana and Dallas gradually become friends. This is the slow burn of slow burns baby. Like 3/4 of the book was like hugging and stolen glances. Between the adorable family/bonding moments between Di and the kids, Dallas and his knitting, and the insane chemistry it was hard to put down. I laughed, I cried, I giggled and I would definitely read again! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

milesofkiles's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

emilylange26's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence

apolen's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism and Suicide

kb33's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I want a Dallas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Violence

venetiana's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

The slow burn is good. But there's also some toxic/red flag behaviour which really didn't need to be there (it literally didn't need to be part of the plot, this was used for accentuating loyalty).

[The author also (afaik) appropriates the term "spirit animal" and I'm not sure how far the lines are blurred concerning colloquialisms. Some expressions rubbed me the wrong way.]

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Suicide