Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

78 reviews

allielong19's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Toxic friendship

caffeinated_cassade's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

I generally knew what I was getting into with this book, but what I didn't expect was how taken I was by the platonic love story versus the romantic love story. I was completely wrapped up in Evelyn and Harry's relationship and really became invested in them. That being said, the ending felt rushed and that's more where it loses a star for me, as well as with the lack of build for Monique's character. I felt very indifferent towards her by the end, which I felt isn't how I should feel about her. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Abortion, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racism, Classism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Death, and Cancer

ellaskrovset's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

My number 1 favourite of all time

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“Make them pay you what they would pay a mediocre white man.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault

ttumbletree's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Biphobia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, Injury/injury detail, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Suicide, Abortion, and Body shaming

sofiadalmeidaa's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

It was good at the beginning and with the development of the story it became boring and not surprising at all; very predictable and more of the same🤷🏻‍♀️ Not understanding all the hype around this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

Minor: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Chronic illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Abortion

britgirlreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Cancer, Car accident, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

jesthemess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Biphobia, Chronic illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Cancer, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Abortion, Racism, and Miscarriage

luananki's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

i‘ve mixed emotions on how to rate the seven husbands of evelyn hugo. i was convinced that i wouldn’t pick it up - only because it’s not something i’d normally read but i loved it, i really did.
this book somehow manages to suck you in and does not let you go until the very last page. the writing is amazing and the characters in evelyn’s story felt very real. 
monique didn’t convince me though. i get that there had to be some story around how and why evelyn finally decided to tell her lifestory but i couldn’t find any interest in monique and her life. her story felt out of place in comparison to everything else in the book that felt so real and honest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Biphobia, Blood, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Toxic friendship, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abortion, Cancer, Child abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: Eating disorder, Vomit, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy

cutepatzie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

I love strong character like Hugo. The story was amazing, its a lot of things that we can agree with Hugo, and many that we will not. But I enjoy this book. Love seeing stories where characters are not black or white, but more complex and in the gray zone. It was nice to see the old Hollywood that was big and crazy back in the day. And also I love showing that being a girl is hard and will always be the battel with the system. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Car accident, Chronic illness, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abortion, Addiction, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, Cancer, Classism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Adult/minor relationship