Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan

10 reviews

chronic_listener's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, and Grief

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

kiwij96's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

2.0

This book might actually be the worst book I've ever read. It took me a whole week to read (and I read Priory of the Orange Tree in less time). The absolute lack of a plot until like 300 pages in was honestly painful. The first 300 pages was like every "male" (🤢) telling Brie that she was so gorgeous and that they wanted to kiss her or have sex with her. The lack of consent in this book is outrageous considering that this is a YA romantasy, what is this teaching young people? All the male love interests were just vile. Sebastian being a manipulative gaslighter, Misha being a player, and Finn giving mixed signals all the time. Story literally could have been like 200 pages shorter if you took out all of Brie's internal conflicts and monologues.

Then there was the "oh my god, the children are in danger. Quick, let's participate in a fertility festival and let me gift you a house on the way to see a Priestess who can fix all this". Full offence, but where was the urgency? Then a plot twist finally springs up on around the 300th page, and it finally got interesting. But by this point, I was so sick of every character, and reading Brie's perspective that I just wanted to set fire to the book itself. I persevered and it got me absolute nothing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content

louisepea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Torture, Violence, Blood, and War

emis_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Read it! Again, took some unexpected turns just like the first part. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and War

I love the end. It’s a happy end. I did have to cry a little bit.

theespressoedition's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Gore

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery and Death of parent

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Very pleasantly surprised. Same as the first it’s a tad repetitive to the point where it’s almost offensive to the reader but ultimately a fun time. Fun duology, no regrets. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

clairew97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

luckylulureads's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

For a book labeled YA, it’s pretty spicy at certain points. This takes place between a minor and an immortal fae who is decades older.