Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

4 reviews

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.0

There's something about this that is off that's why I deducted a star. But, I liked how fast paced and exciting this is. The characters were sick and delusional which was interesting. The narrator was unreliable! Lol. I hate when that happens; why are you lying to me? 😝 Anyway, this was fun.✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Confinement, Death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

    Snowed in at the house of a missing psychiatrist with her husband, a woman listens to tapes of the therapist's sessions to try to solve her murder. But is someone else in the house? And one simple fact rules, everyone lies...
   I enjoyed this book. It had twists I didn't see coming! I saw parts of one twist but only about a quarter of the true twist. The characters, however, weren't very likable. Tricia bent way too much to her husband and wasn't assertive at all through most of the book just her husband knows best. 
    Overall, a great thriller. Just not as enjoyable as it could have been with a more likable MC, but I see how that served the greater story. 

  Extra ratings: Fluff - 0/5 Heartfelt- 2.5/5 Helpful-NA Horror -0.5/5 Inspiration -NA Love aka Romance-2.5/5 Mystery -3.5/5  Predictability -2/5 Spice -0/5  Suspense -4/5  Tear- 1.5/5 Thrill - 4/5  Humor-0.5/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Car accident, Drug use, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Body shaming, and Sexual content

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Pregnancy and Car accident

cobaltmade's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Stalking

Minor: Torture, Terminal illness, Car accident, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, and Alcoholism