Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Sick Boys: A Dark Bully RH Romance by Clarissa Wild

15 reviews

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

hariyek's review against another edition

should've done it sooner. 
-plot was weak.
I've read fanfics with better writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

rdaacvhiesl's review against another edition

dark 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

Spice was decent. Pacing was ok, but I just can't get over

Eve's motivation to unalive herself and how it felt that the boys just straight up replaced Eve with Penelope. For Penelope to go through so much to avenge her sister's death, and then for her to get in a relationship with the boys that her sister died over, it really doesn't add up for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug use, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol

asherketchum25's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

mrsgames2u's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

Penelope’s sister, Eve, commits suicide and Penelope is determined to find the people or person who drove her to that decision. With Eve’s journal as her guide, she decides to go to the university that Eve was attending. Three boys, Dylan, Alastair, and Felix, catch her eye. She quickly realizes that they might be able to get answers she’s seeking so she enlists their help in exchange for her body and submission. 

This is one of those bully RH that’s equal sex and plot. Where the FMC has to come to terms with her own kinks and the MMCs struggle to admit their deepening feelings. I wish there was more character development. This one book could’ve been lengthened and broken into at least two books if more of the guy’s backgrounds were included in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, and Violence

geagleson9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy

joceewhisner's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

Jesus Christ that was painful to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

ashpau's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Death of parent

poupimali's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

This reverse harem is a bit of a mess.
I loved the FMC because she is strong and fierce. 
The boys are well balanced in their depravity (my favorite is Alistair because he is the quiet and the sensitive one).

And yet, this is inconsistent: the sister’s story is clumsily intertwined in the history of this polyamory. 
Even if the plot itself is well thought, it escalated way to quickly without making any sense and it is too long to reach the end.

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Main TW: suicide, degradation, knife injury, blood, fire… please check all the list. This is a lot.

I am a bit disappointed.
I love the Losers series (Harley Laroux) so much that without wanting too, I wasn’t able to stop myself comparing. And Sick Boys is not worthy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Pregnancy

gingersnap23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail