Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich, Sophie Gonzales

14 reviews

myreadingdream13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.75

Zack and Ruben were interesting but Angel and Jon really stole the show. 
The second half of this book is definitely much stronger than the first. I found myself frustrated at the lack of communication and immature behaviour from both Zack and Ruben in the first 50%.

To me the conflict they had after they kissed for the first time made Ruben look like a very shitty friend. I didn't understand why he didn't put the pieces together about why Zack needed that much space or at least was a little less defensive about Zack avoiding him. It feels out of character even though he is supposed to be a teen it stands out as a uniquely unkind reaction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Addiction and Child abuse

caitlin_123a's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

Review on another edition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Car accident, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

nitya_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia

emma_the_reader_girl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

jfield351's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a very lovely book! Very real and interesting insight into the pressures and hardships of celebrity life. It was a beautiful love story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, and Car accident

sunnivab's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

lauraeliza's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

ts_anne13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

mayagraci's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship