Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

17 reviews

capybooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

Even though I wasn’t too sure at first, I enjoyed reading this book so much. I ended up not being able to put it down! It was just what I needed - a fun, light-hearted and lovely story to put me in a good mood. And it did just that :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment

cluckieduck's review

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Well, this was absolutely delightful and lovely. I’m not usually enamoured with the “quirky girl” trope, but this toed the line well and I really enjoyed Hazel and her ‘Hazel-ness’. I also found this was one of the better friends-to-lovers tropes I’ve read. The relationship that develops between Josh & Hazel seems so genuine and their opposite personalities meshed into great chemistry. And the epilogue?? One of my favourites ♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

martamae77's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Minor: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, and Vomit

🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

abby_shupe's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

i thoroughly enjoyed this book, and i really liked both of the main characters personalities. i loved eccentric, bubbly Hazel-to a niche subset of people (me) she’s definitely relatable. Josh had many qualities that made him stand out a bit, and i was thankful the author didn’t just brush over his and Emily’s culture & ethnicity. SPOILER < this is one of few books that i think included the pregnancy trope well, and made for a decent plot twist > 

the relationship was adorable and i read the whole book in a day, making it a short and great read- i highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

kfmcf's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

mollyanne624's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent