Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Girl Before by JP Delaney

15 reviews

coz_marshall's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Violence, and Miscarriage

Minor: Emotional abuse

simkei's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Ableism, Death, Suicide, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, and Kidnapping

Minor: Body horror and Blood

latham9's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Stalking

Minor: Abortion

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, and Animal death

herbertem1996's review against another edition

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Ableism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Alcohol, Misogyny, Rape, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit, Eating disorder, Abandonment, and Abortion

Ableism: Discussions of keeping/terminating a pregnancy where child could be disabled; Abortion: discussion only; Child death: Stillbirth; Rape: False rape allegations

_mack_jack_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.25

it was out best by another review i saw: yet another book choosing to subvert expectations with a nonsensical twist instead of giving the plot and characters the follow-through they earned. this book was a page-turner but ultimately lackluster.

what i wanted from the book initially was to be shocked and to have my expectations subverted. as i learned more about the characters, i wanted to see the natural conclusion come about. i think the author focused on shock value over realism when coming up with plot points. the complexities of the characters, specifically the men, are unexplored to their fullest because the author takes them off course at random. the women are flawed and emotional humans, which is always good to see, but emma specifically is written to be almost a villain as the book progresses. at first it was a captivating twist, but again the path it took broke my suspension of disbelief. 

did i enjoy reading it? yes. would i recommend it? no.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, Child death, Animal death, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

charly01tdg's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Rape, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Vomit

kyptonight's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Abortion