Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

5 reviews

mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Read this book. This series is so good! It will leave you hungry for more puzzles, riddles, clues, and Hawthornes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Classism

purplepenning'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

3.5

Well… Xander continues to be awesome. I continue to hate love triangles. There's a puppy, but he doesn't get nearly enough page time. And I'm not at all satisfied with the situation

Harry was left in

. Really, the only non-Xander, non-puppy part I liked was at the end where

the immoral hoards of wealth were redistributed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual harassment

elwan_enchanted's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

While I didn’t love this book as much as the first two, I did still enjoy it, especially with all of its amazing quotes, which I’m just going to list a bunch of below for the sake of posterity.

“I’ve found duct tape more effective than advice, myself.”

“Because at this point, secret uncle just kind of feels like it belongs on the Hawthorne bingo card.”

“My grandfather built this chapel so Nan would have somewhere to yell at God.”

“I can’t even hate him now. He’s a part of me. He’s in me.’ Jameson’s fingers lightly touched my hair, then curled into it. ‘But mostly, I can’t hate him, Avery Kylie Grambs, because he brought me you.”

“Jameson Winchester Hawthorne in protective mode was a thing to behold.”

“I threw Tobias Hawthorne under the bus. Thoroughly and without mercy. Dead men didn’t get to be picky about their reputations, and that went double for dead men who’d used me the way he had.”

“Jaime and Gray have joined forces. Xander has a blowtorch.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

honkmoon's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

A really brilliant finale to the series. This book made me so emotional, which considering I barely cried for Archers Voice, is saying something. Such a good read, my favorite in the series for sure. We see the characters all in a different light in the end, so much development. Jennifer must be a genius to have this all plotted out, all of the foreshadowing from the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

For Adult Minor Relationship and Domestic Abuse

16 year old was groomed by man in twenties, became pregnant. He tried to choke her to death. Beginning of chapter 62. Most of chapter 63, 65, and 73

For SA

Moderately mentioned. Talks about a past occurence briefly, non consensual kissing, but the scene is blunt and could be deemed graphic. Occurs on page 225 on E-reader. Chapter 55