Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Flawless by Sara Shepard

10 reviews

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I think i may have enjoyed this book even more than the first! Now that this series has pretty much strayed away from the tv show plot, it’s a lot easier to get invested in the story without picturing the on screen characters, and it’s a thoroughly enjoyable read! 

Toby’s death shocked me slightly, I expected him to be a bigger part of the story and Emily’s character development, but then again his s*icide  makes sense for his story and character, his past actions clearly troubled him too much to think of another way out. 

I’m looking forward to seeing how Aria’s family dynamic changes now her mum knows about her dad’s affair. I’m curious whether they’ll try to make it work like they did in the show, or if it’s completely over. 

I’ve been spoiled that Spencer does end up with Wren at the end of the series, so i’m curious to see how their relationship plays out after this book, as if seems he’s not all that trustworthy of a partner.

I’m hoping Hanna gets some character growth in the next book and it shows more of her realising she’s fine without Sean and her ‘popular’ lifestyle

All in all this was a great read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

livingwithghost's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

the jenna thing has not escaped my mind since when i read this book for the first time at 13 years old. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Racism, and Blood

blueyekyanite's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

veskumelooni's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

fanboyriot's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Lots of problems start for Hanna, Emily, Aria, and Spencer along with “A” being more involved in their lives.  It’s kinda funny to see how different the books and TV show are, re-reading these books really makes me see those little differences a lot more.  This is a nice fast-paced mystery with problematic characters who no matter what always make the wrong decisions—yet it keeps my interest enough for me to read it again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

thecourtofreading's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Eating disorder

Minor: Drug use and Suicide

sunflowerlu's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, and Stalking

stupidforcupid's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book!!! I loved it! It was soo good, BUT there were some things that were quite problematic, so I gave it 4.5 ⭐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Eating disorder

regalreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Drug use and Sexual content

itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I have a LOT more problems with the content this time around, now that I'm reading more critically. For starters, the relationships presented in these novels (especially the romantic ones) are wildly inappropriate. Age gap romances and inappropriate student-teacher relationships are so normalized in this that it's... disturbing. Also the way that body image and disordered eating is "discussed" in this is so harmful, especially to the young readers that these novels are targeted towards. I get that these are "mean" girls and these novels were written during a time where people (more specifically teens) got away with this behavior more, but YIKES.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Stalking

Minor: Suicide