Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang

5 reviews

goblintrash's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death

ms_read's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

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

4.75

Kang writes characters so beautifully. Her murderer reveal had me shocked, not because it was implausible, but because it was so logical that I can’t believe that I didn’t see it! Her scientific  and historical knowledge is evident in her writing. All of it is so very real while bordering almost on magical, which is the very nature of science! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

themelodyofspring's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was surprisingly good. Kept me at the edge of my seat. I had suspicions about the culprit, and I liked how I was wrong but still close. At least the one person I trusted turned out to be good 😊
Trigger warnings: substance abuse, withdrawal symptoms, domestic abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

mammut's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Classism