Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III

4 reviews

honeyreads1066's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I really was not a fan of this book.

For a short story, I was surprised that I got bored. The characters were not particularly likeable and I'm not sure that the author has been around kids because the way the two child characters acted seemed a little like a caricature. I didn't care what happened to them at all, especially the main character, I wasn't invested in her story at all.

I feel like the plot wise this story had a lot of potential but how abstract it was didn't help the story. I wish the supernatural elements were either there from the beginning or not in it at all.

Overall I just wasn't the biggest fan of this book at all, and sadly it's not something I would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Vomit

Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

readbetweenthelines's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rosemaryslibrarian's review

dark funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Toxic friendship

saartjeinwonderbookland's review

dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship