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Punk 57: Indigo Exclusive Cover by Penelope Douglas

46 reviews

courteez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It really dug into the nitty-gritty aspects of high school, the need to fit in and the horrid expectations we set on each other and on ourselves. I liked that Ryen wasn’t some loveable, innocent female character that most books will proceed with as most people aren’t angels we perceive them to be. I also approved of the way Misha was written, his personality truly shown through the book words making it easy to picture the person he is. The same with Ryen and being able to see her in both her ‘façade’ and the true person she is.

I’ll admit it’s a little slow at the start, and some things said are a little vulgar but it does pull you in.

The absolute revelation at the end that we find out absolutely stunned me.

This book made me emotions go from curiosity, happiness, sadness to angry in many ways.. I connected with the words written on the page and that’s what I truly love when it comes to reading. If I can’t connect to the words written, then what’s the purpose?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

elsa_clare's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

ashleereadsbooks692's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

fanhhb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Bullying

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.5

I really like the lesson this book teaches about how not to treat other people in the world. I think so often we don’t realize how much influence the popular kids in school have on kids, even at an early age. We forget what it’s like to be a teenager and feel embarrassed because we’re different, but this book reminded me of those feelings, which were a little hard to revisit. There are also some trigger warnings, particularly related to sexual violence. Finally, some people don’t like this book because the characters have sex and they’re teenagers but all the sex that is described is between 18 year old characters, which is technically between adults. Additionally, I don’t know that I’m terribly put off by sex between teenagers because I know that’s real-life. There were some things I thought were repetitive in the book and some inconsistencies in the plot line. Also, I really wondered why Misha always had a condom at the ready, no matter what he was doing. That was weird. But all in all, I enjoyed reading this book and will read more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

_mya_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Couldn't put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, and Stalking

tiana_king's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

Holy cow was this spicy. I’ve never read a friends to enemies to lovers book before but now I will hunt all of them down. Usually I’m not huge on contemporary because why read about the real word when I live in it? But this actually felt like an escape into a high school experience that I both wish I had and am glad I didn’t. Was this book full of bullying and sexism? Yes. But hey so is high school. And all the sex was safe sex so kudos to the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy

avacronin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

 Punk 57 overall felt like a good, enjoyable Wattpad book. It follows Ryen and Misha, two pen pals who are currently in their final year of high-school. They've been writing to each other for 7 years, but for circumstances that I don't want to spoil for you, they kinda stopped writing. This books follows their relationship, and how writing to each other for 7 years without ever seeing their faces or hearing their voices can change the way you view somebody. Or how sometimes, while you think you know somebody inside and out, you can be mistaken.

While I did find the characters slightly annoying at times, I couldn't help but smile and root for them throughout reading the book. It features mystery and a whole load of romance. Definitely 18+, so if you're a child, or just don't like detailed, spicy romance scenes, maybe skip out on this read. It certainly is graphic in it's descriptions, but it did leave me giggling like a little girl at times.

I didn't love every single aspect of the book however, and I can understand why some people didn't enjoy reading this. But I'm not going to lie and say it didn't interest me (otherwise I wouldn't have committed myself to finishing it so quick). My feelings for the characters definitely grew while reading.

The Pros
- Like with many of my current reads, this is my first Penelope Douglas book, but I can guarantee it's not going to be my last. Although some criticize it, I enjoyed her writing style, and liked the ambiance she created. I'm a sucker for dual pov books, and I think her execution of this was good. It wasn't perfect, but I could clearly see the different ways in which Misha and Ryen reacts to unfavorable situations, and how they differ in the way they just generally act.
“We’re all ugly, Ryen. The only difference is, some hide it and some wear it.”

- The character's in this book have huge personalities, and deep backstories. But at the start, Penelope deliberately introduces them straight out, how everybody else around them sees them. The version they show to the world. So obviously, the opinion we may make on them isn't the best. But once you stick with the book, you learn why they act that way, and while it's not an excuse, it's an explanation. And by the end, I can strongly say there was huge character development for a lot of the charters, not just Misha and Ryen.

The Cons
- For me, I feel like the whole epilogue didn't need to be there. I didn't mind the ending of the book, I actually found it satisfying and sweet, but the epilogue just felt disconnected? It didn't necessarily ruin the book, but I would have preferred to be left to imagine what the future held for Misha and Ryen, and not have been given their future. 

I would recommend this book for anybody who doesn't mind reading something a bit raunchy with good character development. I would say this book is more character-driven, but it didn't have any real negative impact on the book. (Oh and the miscommunication trope is strong here, so if you don't like that then you probably won't like the book). Penelope Douglas have pleasantly surprised me, and I will return again to read more of their books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

kyeruhh's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders