Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Taming 7 by Chloe Walsh

8 reviews

clara01's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I really wanted to love this book but I was slightly disappointed with it. I found the constant mood changes in the book made it quite hard to read. One minute it's jokey and lightheaded and the next very depressing.

Surprisingly I didn't warm to Claire's character much, I think it's because there wasn't much to her other than her love for Gibsie. I thought Gibsie was written really well, he's such a complex character and it really came across. I was also disappointed with Lizzie's character, I really wanted to like and understand her but the constant bickering (and bullying) was just too much.
I think my favorite parts of the book were any time the Lynch siblings, Aiofe and Johnny were mentioned.

I wish the book had less filler chapters and got to the actual gritty part a lot sooner. It felt like reading a lot of silly chatter and Claire and Gibsie go round in circles on whether they should be together or not. Then around 100 pages to the end of the book a major incident is revealed. I think with certain topics there should be time to make sure it's covered properly and I don't think it was given that. It really threw me because I wasn't expecting it and then within a couple short chapters it had already been wrapped up and swept under the rug.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Death, Rape, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Violence, Alcohol, Vomit, Blood, and Addiction

h_gall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

So far this has been my least favourite in the series. The first half of the book was so slow I almost gave up. It starts to pick up half way through and then the last quarter is an absolute whirlwind. It ended well but was more graphic than I was expecting especially compared to previous books in the series. An overall solid read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Bullying, Death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

yeahok's review

slow-paced

3.75

This series is like the TV show Derry Girls,  but with super heavy topics. I mean really heavy and it just breaks your heart for these kids.  There were some laughs though and this book has a happy for now ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Child death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying

reads_all_the_books's review

challenging emotional sad 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: Death of parent, Rape, and Bullying

nimsaynadiews's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Self harm, Abandonment, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Rape, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

sshpurple1's review

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia

cwagner16's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Rape, Suicide, and Bullying

Moderate: Pedophilia and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit

andeng's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Blood, Gore, Bullying, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship