Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

45 reviews

ramblepatch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Car accident

triseke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Car accident, and Murder

scrubsandbooks's review

dark tense 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

2.0

I honestly expected more of a horror story featuring ghosts. I ended up with a commentary on drug abuse and addiction. Which wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't expecting something else entirely. I'm usually one with a strong stomach (I have to be as a trauma nurse) but this sickened me so much, it's a miracle I got through it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, and Vomit

Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, and Abortion

breeann's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

elvenpanther's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

A vivid portrait of addiction with a supernatural twist. I felt there were several points within the plot that could have been expanded upon. The characters were eh, none of them super likeable. I didn't hate the book, but I also wasn't super impressed by it. Okay for a passive listen while I was working

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

phantomgecko's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

1.5

I didn't like this at all. I don't know why I finished it. Stubborn I guess.

For one, I just couldn't relate with Erin at all. Her psychotic dependence on Silas was annoying and inexplicable. I understand it's a commentary on addiction, but all the characters just sucked so much.

Also, the author has a choking fetish or something because, boy howdy, did they use the word "throat" excessively and repeatedly depict and describe choking.

Final word, it was upsetting and not worth the message. idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

this book is crazy. it feels like a fever dream to read. the characters are all pretty insufferable but luckily it didn’t ruin the experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

ericamanami's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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

3.0

I’d categorize this as horror light personally. But maybe I’m jaded. By definition of horror there’s a bit of the element to repulse readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

Though I enjoyed the process of reading this book, I'm not sure what to make of it coming out the other side. There are so many different themes throughout that I'm just not sure where to land on the point of the book being, and I'm not sure if it knows itself either. Didn't make it a bad experience for me by any means, but I just didnt get that "aha!" moment of realizing how everything connects and the meaning of it. Was this a metaphor for addiction in general? An autonomous fungus taking over? Actual ghosts at the heart of everything? Not sure. But I enjoyed the process. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Grief, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

froggydanny's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Toxic friendship