Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Tiny Pretty Things by Dhonielle Clayton, Sona Charaipotra

22 reviews

why_en's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense 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

3.5

Spoiler

i barely remember what happened lol honestly it got boring in the middle but picked right back up with the last few chapters but damn Bette and June are really bitches wth so I don't feel bad about what's happening to them lol. the only people i was really rooting for were my girl Gigi and Alec, even Will oml and I did love how cunning Henri is but he's still creepy.

it also took me longer than usual to finish this cuz maybe because it's contemporary? also i dance and it gave me lowkey PTSD since i went to an arts high school and was close to the dance department students so the characters remind me so much of some of them 🤡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Animal death, and Medical content

Minor: Xenophobia

safbecca's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

allbookedupwithrosie's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Car accident, and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship

pejahanako's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was so incredibly captivating and thrilling right from the very start. With a multi-POV that adds to the mystery element, this reads as part murder mystery and part soap opera, and the setting is so immersive and unique that it really cannot be compared to any other book in the genre. The pages flew by, I thought about this book whenever I wasn't reading it, and it provoked super strong emotions from me throughout. It definitely isn't a light book by any definition, so please CHECK THE TRIGGER WARNINGS. I felt mildly triggered by topics that don't usually affect me, so just be super careful. The only factors that don't give this book five stars are that it doesn't have incredible reflection and depth (partly due to the POV shifts) and that it ends on a cliffhanger (no book that ends on a cliffhanger can be five stars, it's a rule). But I still highly recommend it, as long as you check the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Moderate: Racism and Emotional abuse

danaslitlist's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

I was on board with this book until 80, where some red flags popped up and then at 90% my fears were confirmed that yes, the book was going in that direction. I don’t appreciate the one Black character (arguably the main character) being absolutely gaslit and abused, especially when the book tries to make commentary on the racism black ballerinas face in the industry, only for her to really just suffer at the end.

It just felt mean and not rewarding. If the ending had been different this wouldn’t have been a problem but the last 10% buried my hopes. 

This books also tries to cover some really dark  and heavy topics but doesn’t give enough time to flesh them out and feels like a cop out.


Probably won’t be picking up book 2 (I thought this was a stand-alone but apparently not). Honestly this should’ve been one book with some edits done to cut back on parts that drag.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Hate crime

idonoteatchairs's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Body shaming, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Racism, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Fatphobia

bendersreads's review

challenging dark tense slow-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: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use and Toxic relationship

leahmaslin's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Sexual content

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Death of parent

jaec11's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.0

Tiny Pretty Things 

It's just a story of petty ballet drama. Nothing amazing. Went on for way too long, and didn't even solve any mysteries at the end. It was enjoyable enough though, just sheer drama 

PG 13

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, and Fatphobia