Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Hex Appeal by Kate Johnson

5 reviews

kiala's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Interesting house.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Toxic relationship

Minor: Murder and Religious bigotry

lily_peach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

elynt2022's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Pace is a little uneven. It’s a slow start, but if you can make it through the first third of the book it picks up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Toxic relationship

erinrachelsmith's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.5

 This was… a lot, but I didn’t hate it? 
Hex Appeal follows Essie, who lives in the village of Goodwinter with her coven, and Josh who has just moved to the village and it turns out he is her landlord. 

There was a lot I felt was quite well done; e.g. the topic of consent, character building and I did enjoy the relationship between Essie and Josh. The book felt quaint and English while being progressive in some of its themes, I just don’t know if there was maybe too much going on that it overwhelms the story. There were a few times when I had to either put the book down and think about what was going on or go back a few pages and reread to see if I’d missed something as everything is happening so quickly. I think if this was edited well it could be really good but I also wouldn’t discourage people from giving it a go as I did find myself unable to stop reading it towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

juffnstuff's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content