Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

26 reviews

shysheepys's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A twist I didn't expect. This is scary, tense, depressing, and I couldn't put it down. I appreciate the shift of point-of-views to keep you on your toes as well as to break up the really stressful parts.

Spoiler

I feel so bad for Michael!! And Alice too!! I wanted nothing but the best for the two poor kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

snapeygan's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I was genuinely surprised by the way this book was written. Unlike a lot of thrillers, I found this one to be beautifully written, focusing more in depth on the characters and their feelings. It was dark, gore, disgusting, but I couldn’t put it down. It’s the type of book where you love to hate the characters. The end was chef kiss

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Torture, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Death, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent, Incest, Child abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence

stardustvein's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Addiction, Incest, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Stalking, Rape, and Sexual violence

markc64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This booked is F*****

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Vomit, Incest, Grief, Rape, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Violence, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Murder, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Cursing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Gore, Mental illness, Death, Chronic illness, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

caseyf's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Death of parent

kkalicky94's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

toofondofbooks_'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This one hurt. It really really hurt. I wasn't so sure about it for the first 50 pages but once I got to the 100 mark I was super invested. The dynamics in this fucked up, evil family were really interesting and heartbreaking to read about and the book presents you with a complicated but believable protagonist that you really want to see win.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Rape, Bullying, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Grief, Incest, Murder, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Excrement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Stalking

defeating_my_demons's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, Murder, Cannibalism, Torture, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

postmortem's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Gore, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment