Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

12 reviews

caseyaboutthroughout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Racism, and Stalking

Minor: Colonisation and Kidnapping

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Medical content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Abortion, Rape, Stalking, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Minor: Racial slurs, Murder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Blood, Alcohol, Self harm, Police brutality, Mental illness, Genocide, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Vomit, Excrement, Drug use, Ableism, and Colonisation

Residential schools, stolen children, forced sterilization.

sophiewonders's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

PLEASE READ THIS!!
As an asexual Canadian teenager this book meant the world to me (The main character is demisexual living in Saskatchewan). It talked about love, sex, race, and family in a way I've never seen before. This book was emotional in a slow, warm way, and the author poured so much love into the pages it shines through clearly. It's the perfect summer read, with long muggy days and delicious ice cream. Lou's journey is about accepting herself and her culture, and the relationships with the people around her- but it'  so much more than that. This is a story that will stick with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Racism

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

librarybookscene's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Colonisation, Grief, Classism, Stalking, and Rape

szucker6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Biphobia, Chronic illness, and Infidelity

daniella_s's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Stalking, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Addiction

badassbeo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Rape, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

3.5

This own voices story features a biracial, Indigenous Métis and asexual/demisexual main character. Lou spends the summer sorting through complicated feelings around sexuality, race, her history of trauma, her family, and her predatory rapist father reappearing in her life. It was well-told with vibrant imagery and characters you couldn't help but feel attached to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Alcohol, Sexism, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Abortion

gdobson's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, Hate crime, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Stalking

mck_belle's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

An emotional, deep coming of age novel that covers topics YA needs more of! It felt so much deeper and meaningful than the "typical" "last summer before college" novel. The characters were fully fleshed out and felt like real, actual people. I fully enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Rape, Stalking, and Acephobia/Arophobia