Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

20 reviews

becca_w_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Abortion, and Classism

aleshamiller's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

tiffanysmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I’m a huge fan of Ashley Flowers and her podcasting. Crime Junkie was certainly my gateway into true crime podcasts. 

I’ll admit, it was challenging finding a grip on this story. I felt a lack of immersion and the characters fell a bit flat for me. It definitely had some great potential, but was a little more predictable than I would have liked. Some of the plot’s twists came out of nowhere with a lack of build up to them. Also, the ending just…ended. Abruptly. 

I did like the dynamics of the story, and the idea that nobody is who you think they were. Each character had a secret, which built a level of complexity to the mystery. There was a lot of telling and not showing with the writing, which I think was one of my biggest reasons of not being able to connect with the protagonist and the plot line. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Stalking

katyannreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Stalking

lilithreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Pregnancy

royalraspberry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

3.5

Ashley said she wrote this as a love letter to the Crime Junkie fans, and it shows in a beautiful way.  The writing is interesting and fast paced, with an engaging story. It feels just like an episode of the podcast, in a great way. We follow two perspectives on the same case, watching things unfold and twist and end up in unexpected places, the jump between the two characters fluid and well done. ENDING SPOILERS

I was SUPER disappointed with the ending though, leaving it on a depressing cliffhanger where we know Margot was murdered but never hear it is just... I don't know, it was frustrating. Would have LOVED a Crime Junkie style wrap up for an epilogue where we hear how her body was found, theories surrounding her death, etc. Especially since Ashley Flowers was the one reading the epilogue in the audiobook version. Huge missed opportunity that would've given a nice wrap-up feeling instead of me feeling like I accidentally skipped a chapter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infertility, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Stalking

michaela999's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

winley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

leanderson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder