Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

12 reviews

sarahfeller's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Blood, Alcohol, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Child death

milenasbooknook's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Child death

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

culzean's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Vomit, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Car accident, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

keishac13's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Grief, Infidelity, and Medical content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Child death, and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual content

brookey8888's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This was an interesting book with an interesting concept. I didn’t enjoy one storyline a lot more than the other. I thought the writing was OK. It was a little boring and simple. In my opinion. The characters were OK but there was a lot of good quotes in this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was a sweet book, but I found it majorly lacking in personality. Predominantly in the main character, Hannah, which made it difficult to really connect with the story. As its told in two alternating timelines defined by a single choice (stay out with her ex or go home early with her best friend, Gabby), that sort-of only added to the disconnect I felt like. 

The one relationship in the book that I really loved was the only constant in both timelines—Hannah and Gabby’s friendship. I liked one MMC far better than the other, though neither had me in my feelings, as they say. Pretty predictable story arcs on both sides.

However, this is a really optimistic, hopeful read. Good if you’re wanting something light complete with not one, but TWO happily ever afters. It read quite fast, too, so that was a plus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Blood, and Medical trauma

Minor: Abortion

r_clark's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage and Toxic relationship

simonareadss's review against another edition

hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Car accident

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Toxic relationship

radhikag's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I’ll probably add more when I can but I just rly like the multiverse theory and how it played out here. The idea that despite different possibilities some things may just really be meant to be. 

I experienced a loss recently and in a weird way I’m finding comfort in the fact that maybe there’s a universe out there where my friend is still here. Anyways, beautifully written book and I can’t even say which version I loved more for Hannah, both were wonderful. And I loved Gabby’s story, too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Car accident

Moderate: Infidelity and Ableism

Hannah has been bouncing around her entire adult life, with a passport littered with stamps and a mile long resume, she longs for a place to call home. After a particularly bad breakup, she moves back to LA, where she grew up. On her first night back, her friend Gabby (who she’s staying with) says she’s heading out and asks if she wants to go home. Ethan, Hannah’s high school sweetheart, who she happened to bump into at the bar offers to drop her off later that night. What follows is two parallel storylines, one where she goes home with Gabby and another where she stays out with Ethan, both with huge implications for Hannah, the people around her, and where she’ll end up. With alternating chapters for each storyline, you find yourself wondering about all the possibilities, sure about some certainties but really — wondering if anything is truly meant to be. You may not believe in soulmates but Hannah does — and in both worlds, she thinks she’s found them.