Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

10 reviews

mysterymom40's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

wquindley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I’m a sucker for books that follow families across long periods of time. even more so when things are complicated. i find that it gives me more time to connect with the characters and grow attached to them. for the most part, this book was no different. the storyline was really interesting and i was fascinated by the relationship between the two families. however, the events were a little more intense and darker than i anticipated and for the first time in a while i contemplated if what i was reading was too heavy. mary beth keene does a great job of portraying characters as real and flawed and as impressive and moving as i found it to be, it was challenging at times given how broken everything felt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gun violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual violence

ceedy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

allyordyna's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

hollieadaw's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

urlocalreader_jj's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Bullying, Racism, Police brutality, and Death of parent

maggiepiercy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

annemariehol's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

adelaidebijou's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Police brutality