Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

119 reviews

biblouchorr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

lisettemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

maryconney's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

heini's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Stalking

asuna1930's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

1.5

This might be the most delulu book I’ve ever read.

So you’re telling me a group of girls finds a body in the woods (which would absolutely not be just bones at that point, hello decomposition) and just decide to…. Play with it? And AS ADULTS they STILL decide no one else should know about this dead person in the woods?!?!

And beyond the girls, multiple adults know about an actual murder and an attempted murder and NO ONE THINKS IT WOULD BE WISE TO SAY SOMETHING TO THE POLICE.

The amount of stupid decisions made be every single character in this book absolutely ruined me. Don’t even get me started on the fact that it’s a copycat story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

jehangel's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

erinjeanette's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ticklemetiff's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Some of the book is predictable but it’s still very well done. I enjoyed the ride it took me on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

amalauna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Dude shut uppp what the ffff this is so good. I was so stressed out by the end of it that I was pacing around the room. And then I had to sketch the whole plot out for my partner because I had to tell someone all of the great twists and turns. I can't wait to read more by Ms. Marshall. What a super freaking fun time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Police brutality, and Death of parent