Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Block Party by Jamie Day

5 reviews

growintogardens's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Ehhh I didn't like/feel engaged by the characters. The plot was ok, but not enough to keep me that interested. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.75

I was SO into this book. Even with such a big cast of characters, I didn't have a problem keeping everyone straight. There were lots of really interesting storylines going on, and I was interested and surprised the whole book long. I think I really like these small neighborhood stories, where you have tension from everyone getting into everyone else's business. Can't wait to read more by Mr. Day. Really impressed by a man writing these female characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

savreads28's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

savijax's review

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault