Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

58 reviews

rhi_'s review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: War

evecaraa's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

grace_ocb's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

nestofwordsandblankets's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy, and War

mikaylaaaa23's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense 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? N/A

4.0

I thought getting into this book that is was historical romance book, but it's so much more than that. It's magical, but it's realistic, it has fantasy elements at times, and mysterious. I liked a lot of the characters, however I felt like the romance on Opaline's part is over done. The ending wasn't my favorite either, but I think the author is trying to teach a lesson,

it's not alwasys about getting to goal of the book, but it's about the characters and how they come together

. There's a second book coming out that's associeated with this universe, so I'm curious to see how they collide together. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

earthie's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

I really enjoyed the book overall, but ended up feeling more disappointed by the level of focus on romance across all people and then the parts of it that mixed between reality and not felt like it was more of wishing for a proper ending rather than something that perfectly fit together. It felt more unfortunately forced.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, Abandonment, and War

beetree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.25

The beauty of magical realism for me is that it feels a step away from real - this book felt like it was woven out of coincidences and deus ex machina. The way the main love story came together was also weird with both characters feeling a little obtuse. Just talk to each other, yo. You are adults.  Overall, it felt like the book was trying to be too many things and none of them quite worked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Suicide, Murder, and War

geerbeer's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Er zitten gewoon fouten in het boek... de personages reageren en doen soms mega weird en out of character om het plot maar wat spannender te maken of de romance spanning te geven die gewoon onnodig is.

Naast de negatieve punten was het wel leuk bedacht en interessant uitgevoerd. De setting vind ik ook goed gedaan; de institutionalisering, de oorlog en de sociaal/maatschappelijke tendens etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

annamay1021's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: War

kgreer's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: War