Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Lies We Steal by Monty Jay

6 reviews

nannique's review against another edition

He killed her rat 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

samflowerv6's review against another edition

I saw that some people get mad if you don’t like a book because of a trigger warning that’s clear but you never know how it’ll be used or how it’ll affect you. It’s so weird. I can enjoy the devils night series and other dark romances but the animal cruelty and just HOW dark some of the side characters are ruined everything for me. The story was interesting, like the whole plot and the FMC and her friend were great. But I felt the disconnect also from how much she thought of him vs him thinking of her. It was way off. Thatcher freaks me out more than Damon Torrance or anyone ever has and

what he and Alistair did to her pet rat is fucking weird and I cannot move on from it

I just don’t like any of the guys like AT ALL.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Writing could use some editing mostly just for spelling mistakes though because it was written well overall and the prose flowed nicely in places. Overall a dark and twisted setting with a bit of mystery and a dark underbelly. Liked Alistair & Briar overall and how their story built up gradually but felt both their backstories could use a little more depth and the end felt a bit rushed. Spicy and a decent plot. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book felt very insta-lusty between the mc’s since they only saw each other once or twice before they thought of the other sexually. This is a dark bully romance involving murder and gore, so check the tw’s!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

carbonilla's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

diver, adictivo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

aichaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury