Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard

4 reviews

courtneyshek's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked this one, it was interesting to get inside the mind of "Alison" leading up to her death. I do wish that the pace was a bit faster though or something I felt like there were some bits that dragged. Maybe it was just that they were trying to cram so much into the one book.
I am still left with a few unanswered questions though, so ideally I would like one more novel all about when "Courtney" escaped the Preserve and tortured the girls. Just because I want to know more about her mindset. But alas, after 18 books we are officially finished with the PLL series. It's been a journey but I'm proud of myself for making it to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Bullying, and Body shaming

s_lorenz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Self harm, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

danileah07's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Body shaming, and Confinement

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Doing a re-read for this series and noticed I’ve never done a review.  This is my favorite book out of the series.  It has plot twists, drama (obviously, this series thrives off of it), low key problematic characters, and the set up for the much bigger plot.  This book was how everything started.  How things changed so quickly and then changed again just as quickly in the end.  Reading in Ali’s POV was also my favorite.  Her character is complex and being able to see her actions and then her thought process makes things much more interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, and Toxic friendship