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Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

21 reviews

feralsarah's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

The book feels slow to start but it's purposeful and builds to this insane and gory crescendo. Really love this take on Sasquatch lore!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

sakisreads's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I saw this being recommended on BookTok and I am SO glad I tried it 👏🏼 

It was a very easy read, in that I didn’t have to stumble over difficult words or think too much about who was who. A Bachelor-esque TV show gone very, very wrong! 🙊 Once I picked it up, I could hardly put it back down.

Patricia really did want to cuddle, she just had a horrifically bloody way of showing it 😂 I also LOVE that Renne discovered her sexuality (say gay y’all!) and let Patricia kill Jeremy 🙂‍↔️

4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ What a read 🏳️‍🌈

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

ribbenkast's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A beautiful palate cleanser, fast paced, funny and tense especially near the end. My main guilty pleasure is reality-TV, and the part which focuses on the competition just before the horrors starts is just as much fun! 

Samantha Allen made incredible characters who you'll love to hate. All of them felt so distinct. Even with a 5 way split pov, every character has their own voice.  

My single issue is actually with Renee's character.  She's supposed to be the main character but we get to spend little time with her. I wish the book was a bit longer so Renee's (very cool) character arc would feel less rushed. This would also ad more padding to the ending. I'll chalk that up to this book being a fiction debut though! I will definitely pick up any future horror novels Samantha Allen writes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

stine_0's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

missdeaddoll's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was slow in some areas and I didn’t connect with it immediately, but I’m glad I stayed with it because I LOVED the ending. The writing is very descriptive, you get good character background, a good amount of blood and gore, and you have lgbt characters. Renee was my favorite character, she’s the smartest character and she finds herself through everything. I enjoyed the formatting of the book; some chapters were from character perspectives, some from blogs about the show, and some were love letters. Really cute ending. I have discovered every book I like I want a film adaptation for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

chanlo1994's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was an interesting read, because it felt like I was reading a horror film (in a cool way). I wish it was a little longer to explain a few more things, but I believe it's so we can leave it up to our imagination about what actually happened and why.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, and Outing

Moderate: Alcoholism

inkworm's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

cmboyke's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

This was the perfect thrill ride to pull me out of my reading slump. Once I started, it was difficult not to read the rest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

stardustdreamer's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness