Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

42 reviews

bookobsessedmommy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-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

4.0

I don't read many books written by actual young adults, but when I do I can usually tell by how well they capture how all encompassing everything feels at that age. The way you can bury yourself in a hole of maybes out of fear. Whil this isn't a romance, it is a beautiful love story. I really like seeing representations of philia (non-romantic) love in books, because it's way more common in reality. The affection between friends and family makes up so much of our daily interactions, but it doesn't get as much representation in books about love. Watching Aled and Frances struggle to articulate their feelings was so real and heartbreaking. Aled's mom is a real piece of work, and my heart hurts for any kid dealing with that kind of emotional abuse. I love all the eastereggs from Solitaire and Heartstopper, and now I need to go rewatch the Netflix series and see if I missed anything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

kits_den's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

ga_bby4's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death

mxpringle's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

This book definitely didn't live up to my expectations I had of Alice Oseman after reading Heartstopper, but it was still really powerful. I found a lot of the ways that the novel represented mental health and emotional abuse to be subtle, yet ultimately very heart rendering because of their subtlety. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, and Suicide

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Grief, and Animal death

Minor: Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

alice451's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

ecravens's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Animal death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

i_island's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful slow-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? N/A

2.0

I loved universe city and just about nothing else all too much. It’s really a story about Aled, but because Frances is the narrator, it feels derivative. Apart from her, I liked all the characters though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol