Reviews tagging Toxic friendship

Never Saw Me Coming, by Vera Kurian

6 reviews

lmy612's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was an enjoyable whodunit that takes place at a college with some special psychopath students and a killer who’s targeting them. The students don’t know who they can trust and everyone is playing games. 

Keeps you guessing until the last few chapters with all the twists and turns right up to the end. 

My only dislike is that the audio book was read by one person who was voicing chapters from multiple characters’ POV. Sometimes it took me a while to know and remember who’s head I was in. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

readerette's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

While the execution was somewhat uneven, I was drawn in by the complexity of the characters (what really makes a person act like what we stereotypically think of as a "psycho"?).

The ending was overdone for my taste (too many red herrings and an overly dramatic climactic scene) and some threads of the plot are left unresolved, but I appreciated the journey throughout the book of assessing what it really looks like to have psychopathy, and how much impact that has on a person's moral choices.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Racism, and Suicide

mornor's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Murder, Gun violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Cursing, Sexual content, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Blood, Classism, Death, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Child death

juliamb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Violence, Death, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Suicide

kayrenee521's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Murder

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Cursing

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship