Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Club by Ellery Lloyd

9 reviews

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

cmbohn's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I read this one straight through. Probably more like a 3.5. All right, it wasn't Great Literature, but it was a good time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Car accident

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Dementia and Fire/Fire injury

julied's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A good, twisty mystery that looks into the behind-the-scenes activity of an uber-exclusive club.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

parasolcrafter'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

3.0

have i ever read a book where i hated more characters? no!!! what a feat

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dementia

emilyspex's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I feel like thrillers often miss the mark for me at the end of the novel, but this one ended on a satisfying note. It's not a perfect book; there are a few too many characters with a few too many unbelievable choices, and there are a few pacing issues. All that being said, the story is gripping, and the author reveals just enough of the characters' secrets at a time that I never wanted to stop the audiobook. I'm comfortable recommending this to anyone looking for a good mystery thriller!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Dementia, and Death of parent

sophia2203's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Dementia and Death of parent