Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

5 reviews

kate_elle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

bellebookstitch666's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I thought the summary sounded interesting so I picked the audiobook. However, I found it to be boring, dark, and slow with an overflow of gross, predictable tropes. There were some plot twists that felt obvious and could have been something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m hooked! I love twisting up old stories and making them new. I love Dorothy living long enough to become the villain and a new girl from Kansas has to set things right. It’s still not clear who is on whose side and it’s gearing up to be a huge showdown. I can’t wait!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

If you love twisted fairytales this one’s for you. I enjoyed the idea of this book even if the writing was basic. I understood who Amy’s character was supposed to be, and enjoyed the fact that she didn’t immediately gain an obsessive love interest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident and Pregnancy

katelynprice's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I wasn't sure about this book at first, but it definitely picked up along the way. I loved the twist on a famous story. It's definitely a dark retelling with a fair share of gore and mild torture, so beware. I'm so intrigued by where this series is headed and will for sure be moving on to the next installment soon. I do want to note that there is a bit of cussing and gore, so I don't plan on recommending this to just any YA reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail