Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter by Dr. Harper

21 reviews

likeagilmoregirl's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gaslighting

perplexed's review against another edition

1.0

Am not gonna lie, I'm not fully sure who this book is aimed at. It reads mostly like YA? But that could be because it feels like this was written overnight by a teenager. Had some fun ideas, but executed poorly, and good lord that man is a terrible therapist

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Mass/school shootings

authormelissameyer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.5

I went into this book completely blind to what it was and based on title I was thinking it was going to be rather dark, and while some of the subject matter was bleak this was honestly a super fun little read. If you’re looking for horror maybe this isn’t exactly it but I found myself taken by this vigilante therapist and his escapades. 

It was silly, it was camp, it was ridiculous, I could definitely see why this is not the story for everyone but if you’re strictly a horror reader (like myself) and you want a little break in between books that make you feel bad/sad, this was surprisingly light hearted while still being gripping at points. 

I will definitely pick up the other two the next time I’m looking for a quick, ridiculous read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

elizanarta's review

dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Cannibalism

pp12647's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

The twist in the ending had me gripped, starting the second of the series in the same day. Almost reads as a series of vignettes that come together in the end. Could not put this maniacally thrilling story down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Outing, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

jamachia25's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Well this book was trippy. I wanted it to be longer and go into more detail. I will be binging all of them. CHECK ALL TRIGGER WARNINGS 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

dalmavatai's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This is definitely a crazy, off-the-rails horror book - it's not attempting to be realistic at all. I also don't think the characters are meant to be fleshed out because the book itself is so short, and it's also not super well-written, so if you're looking for good writing, this is not it. 

However, I still really enjoyed it! It was super twisty, and I think all of the twists took me by surprise because they were so crazy. I loved how interconnected the patient files were and how each of the endings surprised the hell out of me! This author is not particularly skilled at characterization or writing, but they sure as hell know how to write twists. 

The ending was also pretty off-the-rails and I liked how everything came together, although I did feel that all the connections were perhaps a bit too convenient. The very end was a bit of a cliffhanger in terms of what happens to Dr Harper, which really makes me want to pick up the sequel, but I'll probably wait a bit before I do because the amount of off-the-rails plot packed into this book was enough for me for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Homophobia and Cannibalism

rayne_1906's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

1 hour 9 minutes - This book was very strange and not at all what I was expecting. I didn't dislike it - I would go as far as to say that I was intrigued by the stories and the way the often intertwove, but I was also incredibly confused and this did impact my enjoyment of the book. I'm not sure how I feel about it from an objective standpoint - it does make a trivialisation and a borderline mockery of mental illness at times. However, I really did like the characters of Elliott and Noah.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Biphobia, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Pedophilia and Suicide