Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

67 reviews

maurapartridge's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Terminal illness and Vomit

murve's review

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

TEAM ADELAIDE!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Chronic illness

e_simas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

this book. was incredible. i teared up multiple times and i finished it in just over a day. i was enveloped with the first 50 pages and then flew through it the next time i had a free min. It really touches  on complex relationships and i felt myself relating a little too much for my own comfort

Spoiler

to know what happens with Rory Later down the line. and his terrible hypocrisy thats birthed from Adelaide’s deep and wholee extendive caring is painful

This book was a 5-star read and its complex and beautiful in all the right ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Adelaide attempts suicide in the first chapter and the story goes backwards from that point. but there are graphic depictions of rape and toxic relationship behaviors and abusive tendencies and hypocrisy in the relationships.

aryexo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

natashadb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

I feel so much for Adelaide. Not just about how much I love the book, but about Adelaide as a character. I relate so much to her that it broke my heart reading this. Her compassion and wanting to be there for EVERYONE. Take care of everyone. Fall head first into love. 

I hope that everyone can find their family in friends like Madison, Celeste, and Eloise. That they can find their Bubs in a world full to the brim of Rorys.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Miscarriage, and Emotional abuse

racheyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

One of the most uplifting and challenging contemporary novels I have read in a while. The most striking feature of this novel was the writing. It was beautifully written. This novel also deals with some very heavy, yet realistic, topics and can be a downer if someone is experiencing grief, heartbreak or mental illness.

I appreciated how the main character navigated her life and her abundance of empathy for others. Unfortunately, this book narrates a toxic relationship which Adelaide has a difficult time realising and accepting. This fact in itself is the entire plotline for this novel, and I found myself wanting to slap her stupid and understanding the ways she continues to get into the rut that is this relationship.

Adelaide's hallelujah moment in coming to terms with her own mental fragility was empowering. Though if I am honest, Adelaide was lucky. She had her realisation, her friends swarmed her with support, and her job was accommodating enough to allow her the time to adjust and recover. As heart warming as it was for Adelaide, this is not the reality a lot of people face and felt almost too good to be true.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

haleysversion's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Mental illness

readingwithmuggy's review against another edition

4.0

“Adelaide the girl who felt everything- had to remind herself that it was, in fact, okay to feel. That it was okay to fill her lungs with air, her tank with fuel, her brain with the chemicals it needed. It was okay to go to hell and back, to carry every ounce of light and darkness inside of her. It was okay to love herself fiercely, a little selfishly, and with intention.
It was all okay.”

Wow wow wow. This book was beautiful and heavy and deep and raw and honest. This book reads similarly to a memoir in that it feels so so real, with that it definitely has some content warnings to be aware of (ie sexual abuse, depression, narcissistic abuse/ toxic relationships, suicide/suicidal ideation, miscarriage, etc). I related to several of the tragic experiences outlined in this book and many things spoke deeply to me, but in the end, the feeling it left me with is hope for a better future 💛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

hannahbevil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

annafaust's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Emotional abuse