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Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

24 reviews

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

gruhuken's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

I really love this kind of horror. I had a lot of fun reading this; the humour was pretty funny, it had a few really scary moments and the ending was surprisingly sweet. It felt a little too short, I wanted to know way more about the strange main character (what the hell was she even doing on the dating show to begin with??). The second half is where it becomes a slasher but I also felt that went by far too quickly, as if it was trying to get the characters out of the way rather than giving time to breathe within kills. A lot of questions, especially about the members of the island group, went unanswered in a way that didn't satisfy me. Would recommend this though, if not just for a quick, weird and funny queer read about. Found family? And sasquatches.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Racism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Abortion

Strong descriptions of violence, body mutilation and murder committed by a sasquatch creature. A character is grieving the death of her wife from cancer (this is mentioned in the beginning of the book). Some minor misogyny and racism towards the main character from a shitty guy, and some mild homophobia from a religious character. One mention of the D slur. Another character is mentioned multiple times to have alcohol problems. The main warning I would give is the gore: although the book retains a playful and comedic tone, there's a lot of dismemberment and bludgeoning

chasingpages1's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Biphobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, and Outing

beanmilkcantread's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

a reality show a la the bachelor! heteronormativity! producers producing! lesbian love letters! bisexuals! remote mountain/island getaway! horror! switching pov! women!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cancer and Abortion

jamieleepilk's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Addictive, gruesome and bloody fantastic. 

This book took a massive turn that I didn't expect at all! I was hooked from page one. This was a brilliant and dark ride. Perfect mix of horror and laughs. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

mraddd's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Outing

rebeccajost's review

dark funny mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Classism

jmarierva's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

Lol wtf such an incredibly insane book and I loved every minute. Allen is amazing at crafting so many different and distinct voices for all the characters who get their own POV chapters. Somehow this book is light, goofy, intense, emotional, terrifying, gross, insane, and otherworldly ALL IN ONE! Without spoilers, it’s a cast of characters on a “The Bachelor” type show meets a (comical?) horror movie - that’s not the right word to use here because I don’t do horror books, but I also don’t have the descriptive writing skills Allen has, so that’s the best I have!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Abortion