Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Kings of Quarantine by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

8 reviews

roseschlumpf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

tguccione's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping and Sexual harassment

cdubbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Stalking, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

ipross's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

I found this a good book but to be honest, it's the kind of book you have to be in the mood for. It's got very dark themes, intense bullying, narcissistic behavior that is so over the top you wonder why anyone would allow or even applaud such behavior.  Don't get me wrong, it's definitely a good read, but you have to be in the mood for this type of book. I plan to read the rest of the series eventually and definitely recommend it if you enjoy dark themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Self harm

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

fandomckb's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Very dark. Do not take this book lightly. While some scenes may be fun, the overall themes are very dark and may be disturbing to some. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Blood, and Excrement

romancejunkie's review against another edition

Sweet sparkling Christ was this book  awful. Just…awful. First of all, if you’re not from the US, are not going to use US English, and are going to use UK (???) foods/idioms/vocabulary, why TF would you set your fictional town in the US? I truly do not understand. 

Second, I’ve never hated characters as much as I hated these—Saint especially. He had zero—and I mean *zero*—redeeming qualities. He was a fuckwit of the highest proportions, and I hope he got the taint punching he deserves (though I’m sure what he actually got was a wet, desperate, and panting Tatum 🙄). 

Third, don’t give me an “alpha” heroine if she never actually comes out on top. Oh, she’s a pro at mixed martial arts? And she’s trained in self defense? Yet she cannot do anything but flop upside down as these assholes cart her off somewhere? If that’s how it needs to go, fine. But don’t bullshit your readers by telling them things are one way and then showing something totally different. 

I bought this audiobook, and I’m eating the cost because I literally cannot stand to listen to one more second of this. What even is the point?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual harassment

larsonsami809's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kristynpittman's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault