Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen

5 reviews

kkylezzz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, and Stalking

saltibarciai's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

2☆ it was okay:
+ Loved the side characters.

+ Loved Callie's change after moving away from her hometown, her courage, patience and strength; that she did a lot of work on herself to try and overcome her trauma.
- It is often pointed out (in Kayden's pov) how innocent and sad Callie is and how he feels the need to protect her. It felt like he just wanted to be a savior.
- Kayden didn't have any development and although in the end of the book he started to fight back against the abuse, it felt ...misplaced? 

- The plot was predictable and cliche.
- Did not like Kayden.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Rape

Moderate: Eating disorder and Self harm

cassiecraycray's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The book starts a bit slow, but picks up towards the end. 
I think some of the conversations that happen fall a bit flat, and I feel that several times a character tells a joke that makes no sense.
I love the emotional aspects of this book, the sorrow and pain of the characters is well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Rape

drishthings's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

mixed feelings about this book idk when I'll start the second one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Vomit

k_bug's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Vomit