Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Return by Rachel Harrison

21 reviews

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Stalking, and Abandonment

traa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Vomit, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Racism, and Xenophobia

kehodgson13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, and Toxic friendship

sws004's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cannibalism and Murder

kt2e56's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Unlike most of the other reviews, I actually didn’t mind the buildup before shot hits the fan. I think it adds a lot to the story and makes the characters feel real, still a little annoying, but real. Some of their questionable decisions make sense because we spent so much time with them. The horror elements really work once shit kicks off. The tension is thick. The creature design is great. I really dug it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

maer's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic friendship

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

The Return wonderfully balances horror with human grief and the right to move on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer

cjblates's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism and Racism

f18's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I should have really enjoyed this but the last-act infodump really drug it down for me and everything after had zero tension or intrigue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident

teacher/student relationship, a LOT of tooth trauma