Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Malibú Renace by Taylor Jenkins Reid

318 reviews

ninatw's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

gandalf_a's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

ashleyvaleria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

tjr is incapable of writing a bad book. she just has a way of writing that draws you in completely to the world and writes characters so complex it’s hard to fully hate any of them even if they are a “villain”. the riva family has my whole heart and reading each one of their individual stories had my heart beaming and breaking throughout the book. the way she wrote the generational trauma and sibling dynamics was amazing to read and the siblings are all just so lovable despite some faults. i loved the different povs and timelines it really kept me engaged. reading back and forth between june and mick and the kids was fun to read and was able to demonstrate the mirroring of each others lives as well as the differences. so so many quotes stood out to me about how you have to choose what u carry from your parents and what u let go of, is it really worth it trying to break the cycle or is it inevitable that the cycle continues? ugh just such a great demonstration of family dynamics and how past generations affect you and your life while also using the backdrop of 1960s-80s Malibu, CA and the culture and lives of its stars to make the story that much more engaging and interesting. another hit by tjr and i cannot wait to read carrie soto !!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ellawatwat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Abortion

yzvt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

michellebelle4's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Car accident

evelynnnn33333's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Chronic illness, Rape, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

emilia_thereader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

adiloretto's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.75

“Kit pensó que ser demasiado autosuficiente era un poco cruel para las personas que te quieren. Les robas la oportunidad de saber lo bien que se siente dar a los demás, les impides descubrir su valor.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy