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otakuflower's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Is this the fantasy? I don't really understand the appeal of this particular type of toxicity. I can do dark but this isnt dark. It's the realistic problematic pattern of the plot thats messing with me. You would think the frustrating part wouldve been the blurry friendzone or the numerous fights of his over the top jealousy. Nope. The most frustrating part was how the roommate Kara wrapped the whole unhealthy relationship up in one line and her good sense was summarily ignored.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Alcohol
culzean's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ecravens's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
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? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
beevivi's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
It feels like this could fill three movies even though it's only 300 pages. A lot happens. There are soo many tropes! Wattpad vibes, some confusing names but easy to get through. now I'm prepared to dissect the upcoming movie. Read trigger warnings, got quite dark at some points.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcohol
carleyanneh's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol
angeliq_star's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
If you liked this book then just skip reading this review? So like you don’t get offended or mad
I’ll be 100% honest this book by no means is great or good even, but I found it somewhat enjoyable???? purely guilty pleasure and it was a fast and trashy read. The beginning started off good which was the enjoyable part I guess but then it just started going down hill and it got unnecessarily dramatic. Me enjoying this book is largely due to the fact I was buddy reading it with a friend, I had a blast poking fun at the characters because I found them all to be ridiculous and unreal to a certain extent. Like literally with every page I flipped, the plot the characters made sense and for example Travis just got ridiculously worse (his behavior is not okay at all and honestly he should have just ended up in jail- not that he would even be smart enough to get away or even survive but anyway I’m getting ahead of myself)
I originally rated it 3.5 stars (on goodreads) when I finished reading but once again it was because of the jokes me and my friend made that made me give it that high of a rating. Now after a couple of years I notice that it was a mistake on my behalf and should waited a bit before rating it. When I think back about this book, right now rate it one star. (idk why it took me long to review it).
The writing was fine honestly buuut everything else was a complete miss. it’s actually awful. Nothing about this book is healthy or good, it isn’t romance it’s purely just toxic relationships and none of the characters are even memorable nor lovable. There is a lot of scenes where it just gets so disturbing, Travis is just an obsessive psychopath that gets worse by the page, his behavior was so awful, one scene comes to mind when he couldn’t find Abby after they slept together and completely destroys the apparent. Absolutely not an okay behavior nor romantic. As for Abby- I don’t even remember much of her personality other than being an idiot. And then getting married in Vegas at 19, hell no. Not to mention it was full of cliché.
The book did keep me interested (and my friend helped me to keep reading), however I do not recommend it to anyone and if you’re reading reviews whether to read it or not. I say don’t bother.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
ofmeganreads's review against another edition
I just couldn’t. I read mixed reviews and as I continued to read, it just felt weird. I started this book because of the movie that’s coming out. I’ll wait for the movie to see how it is. But the obsession Travis begins to have is borderline creepy and scary. I don’t know if it gets better or if he learns, but still weird.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
danycx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Alcohol
ferndepluto's review against another edition
fast-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
2.25
ABUSO! EBA!
Esse livro romantiza abuso e relacionamentos tóxicos do começo até o final. NÃO vale a pena ler. É uma vibe de "eu posso mudar ele, ele vai mudar por mim" que não se aplica na vida real e não se aplica nem no livro??? Os personagens não se suportam e brigam O TEMPO TODO. Fiquei com preguiça enorme de ler até o final.
Esse livro romantiza abuso e relacionamentos tóxicos do começo até o final. NÃO vale a pena ler. É uma vibe de "eu posso mudar ele, ele vai mudar por mim" que não se aplica na vida real e não se aplica nem no livro??? Os personagens não se suportam e brigam O TEMPO TODO. Fiquei com preguiça enorme de ler até o final.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Violence
crystalgraces's review against another edition
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail