Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Pik-Ass by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

740 reviews

sydney_montalbano's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

cripcor's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

reading slump is OVER!!!!! THANK GOD!!! 

I'm so glad I finally read this book it's fucking WILD. I don't think I have read a book in a Long time with such well done twists. 

I'm trying to think of what I can say without spoilers but just,,,wowie. Private school drama???? Incredible. The way the author instills this sense of fear and in paranoia in both readers and characters is like, seriously insane. I never knew what was going to happen next. I was absolutely going BONKERS. Dark academia with black queer leads and mysteries and secrets!!! Incredible!!

I listened to this on audio while reading it because it is dual pov and the narration was Fantastic. Dual narrators really made me feel connected to these characters and their families like they were real people going through real events. Definitely listen to it if you can.

One thing to note is this book deals very heavily, and openly with antiblack racism. It is central to the story. It also covers many instances of homophobia and classism as well, so I would encourage readers to check trigger warnings (which are listed in the front of the book, and author's website) before reading.

All in all Faridah Àbíké Íyímídé is a wonderfully talented storyteller, I cannot wait to read more of her work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Car accident, and Outing

Moderate: Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

seren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

semdan's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

3.75

Very solid, well written book. A few minor to moderate plot points could’ve been fleshed out a little more and I personally could’ve gone without some of the teen intimacy descriptions (feels slightly uncomfortable to read as an adult), but overall I liked it! Love that this is a mystery/thriller style book with black main characters. The main characters are also layered and multi-dimensional. The second half is stronger than the first half. In terms of the two main characters, I honestly didn’t find them very lovable, but I think making them complicated and flawed as a result of their traumas, upbringings, environment, etc. made them more interesting even if I didn’t feel personally drawn to their personalities. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Racism, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

emsavors's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

melaniegrace91's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, and Racism

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

4.0

This was a twisty, Get Out type of read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. This was a bit of a slow start but as the story continued to unfold I understood why. This author loves a dark academic setting that is full of complex social issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ava_jpg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

accidentally read this in one sitting it was so good …………..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Classism

kendraparker82's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book bills itself as more light-hearted than it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

capriqueen's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Kind of a slow start, but the unraveling of the mystery and the escalation of the threats was well done. The ending felt super rushed though, which made it a bit anticlimactic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship