Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

64 reviews

bethantg's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Eating disorder

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Racism, Self harm, and Toxic friendship

danielleganon's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

ddemakeas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

I love this book so much, reading it was a blast from the past! Still just as good. -.5 because of Ezria (sorry, not sorry!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’m back in my Pretty Little Liars era, so I thought it was only fair I give the books a read. I really enjoyed this! It throws you off a bit to begin with if you watched the show first and the characters look very different to how they’re described in the book, but you get used to it eventually and this is a very enjoyable read. I loved the writing, it’s very descriptive and almost poetic at times, and the duel perspectives from each of the girls makes this really interesting. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

geooo's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? No

2.5

A book that is mediocre at its best. Nothing really happens during this novel. The character work and the plot are weak and the writing is not the best. There are also problematic elements such as pedophilia, substantial age gaps, teacher - student relationships. And judging by how the show and future books go the author doesn't care about these issues and even romanticizes them. Will not continue the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexism and Murder

sylvanskezelene's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Racism, Self harm, and Vomit

Minor: Murder

pig_mania's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

tgamese's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

slimepuppy's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

The entire book feels like the set up; once you think the fun is about to start the book just ENDS. Out of nowhere. I know this is a series, but there had to be a better way to end the first book - as it is, the whole thing feels hastily thrown together with a cliffhanger at the very end to draw you in. 

As the story comes to an abrupt end, we get no clues about the mystery of A's identity,  whatever might have happened to Alison, or what the Jenna Incident might have even been about - really disappointing, since the Liars' past was the most interesting part of the book.

The main characters were mostly okay? Aria was annoying but not the kind that you despise, Hanna is endearingly messy and Emily and Spencer are actually really interesting and nuanced.

Oh and the male characters should all die in a ditch with the exception of Mike, Noel and Andrew. Put the others in jail and throw away the key!! And end Emily's and Spencer's parents to jail too, while we're at it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt

anna_harpist's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Sexual content