Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Rock Paper Scissors, by Alice Feeney

41 reviews

taylorelena's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I was disappointed by this book. I thought the concept was ok, but there are a lot of major holes in the plot that are supposed to make you question a character but comes across as the author just changing plot directions half way through the plot. I guessed the plot twist and didn’t like that the ending was very abrupt. One page, the plot twist was happening and then the next page it’s 6 months in the future without any warning. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

gallagam's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Infertility, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Toxic friendship

nurseann7161's review

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Stalking, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Death of parent

tristapruridge's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Infertility, Stalking, Car accident, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Terminal illness

Minor: Violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Alcohol, Murder, and Grief

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I had most of it figured out quicker than expected, but it kept my attention throughout and surprised a couple times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Murder, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, and Emotional abuse

fernbomb's review

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

This is one of the worst books I’ve read in my entire life. A trite writing style with miserable characters and predictable plot twists. To summarize this book:

Spoiler

Two woman with no self esteem vie for an awful man

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Infidelity

melissalynn117's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Grief

itsalina's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Infertility, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

robins_reads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

I wish people were more like books. If you realize halfway through a novel that you aren't enjoying it anymore, you can just stop and find something new to read. Same with films and TV dramas. There is no judgment, no guilt, nobody
even needs to know unless you choose to tell them. But with people, you tend to have to see it through to the end, and sadly not everyone gets to live happily ever after

Sometimes you just know a person is bad news as soon as you meet them, because they’re rotten, inside and out, and instinct tells you to stay away.

this one was difficult for me to rate. when i finished it, it didn’t feel like a 5 star read BUT it also didn’t feel like a 4 star read or as low as a 3 star read. i think i hyped this one up for myself prior to diving in to it, which ultimately lead to me being disappointed and settling on 3 stars. it started out great and i really liked it until the end, which i wasn’t a fan of at all. while i didn’t guess the main/big plot twist, i still didn’t get that wow factor i look for in thrillers when the twists/reveals occur. i did really enjoy the writing style, so i’ll definitely be checking out other books by this author - this just wasn’t the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity

bxnnny's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

i greatly enjoyed this book. it was a slow burn, but i knew that there was more than meets the eye, so it was fairly easy to stay invested. the chapters swap perspectives and there's definitely some unreliable narrators here, which always makes the mystery more fun for me to solve, personally. i enjoyed the author's writing style as well and will likely read more of her work in the future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Infertility, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy