Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

5 reviews

itsprobablybest's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

danileah07's review

dark tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Abandonment

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

srah's review against another edition

3.5

I think Ted Bundy's Wikipedia page is heavily based on information from this book... which means that at the time it was a lot of inside information and now it doesn't really add a lot if you've already read his Wikipedia page.

The audiobook is read by the author, which adds an interesting layer, but she definitely does not have a trained voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

miggyfool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence and Abortion

eldritch_flower's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense slow-paced

4.0

 This was an interesting read. It's fairly short and it follows the case of Diane Downs, a woman who shot her three kids. It's short, to the point, no flowery language, and so well researched.

In this book we follow Diane's version of events, the aftermath, how her surviving children healed, Diane's past, the court proceedings, and her stay in a women's correctional facility(and her escape and recapture).

It's short, but definitely worth reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol