Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten

6 reviews

ellaghiem's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Most of the book was pretty good and kept me engaged. However, I didn't like the ending because it didn't line up with how the characters acted throughout the whole novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide

jenn_reads's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

Roller coaster of emotions. I had reservations at first, turned around at some point and liked it in the middle for a bit, then it got creepy fast, and then HATED the last chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Vomit, Alcoholism, Violence, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

The dog lives.

emhromp's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wowwww...my head is spinning. This was very, very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcohol

aliciatried's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual violence, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship

jenny_librarian's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.75

As far as psychological thrillers go, this has to be among the best (if not THE best) I’ve ever read. It slowly unfolds and you can’t really trust any of the characters because they all thrive on secrets.

It’s a lot slower than many YA novels, so look elsewhere if you want a fast-moving thriller. This one is all about scheming and conniving, moved by the characters’ goals and dark desires to own each other.

While it’s a really good read (and terrifying as far as realistic stories go) it does throw around a lot of mental illnesses and doesn’t really expand on what they are, which doesn’t do any good for real people who might suffer from those illnesses. It’s the reason I didn’t rate it 5 stars.

Great on all other fronts, though, and probably my favourite read this month.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug use and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

merricatblackwood's review

medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent