Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Listy do utraconej by Piotr Grzegorzewski, Brigid Kemmerer

7 reviews

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Deadnaming, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

meganfuhr's review against another edition

I couldn't connect with any of the characters. I was under the impression that it'd be about their trauma and dealing with it, but instead it seemed to be, about their trauma, and how they are using that as an excuse to be obnoxious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Bullying

pchamblee's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Abandonment

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

4.0

 Finished reading: October 22nd 2023

“One day isn't your whole life. A day is just a day.”

I've had Letters To The Lost on my TBR for years now, and even though I've enjoyed her writing in the past somehow I never actually picked it up. I guess my TBR jar thought it was time to change that... Not that I'm complaining, because I ended up having a great time reading this YA contemporary. Sure, it took me a bit longer than expected to warm up to this story and especially to one of the main characters (Juliet), but once I did things improved drastically. I do confess that I liked Declan a lot more than Juliet, and especially the bond between Rev and Declan. There was also a lot less focus on the romance than expected, which I personally didn't mind too much. Instead, Letters To The Lost is mainly about grief and trying to move on after the death of a loved one, and it includes other serious topics like (child)abuse, alcoholism, bullying and suicide. As a result, this story was a lot darker than expected, but there were some brighter moments and I especially liked the anonymous interactions between The Dark and Cemetery Girl. The emails gave the characters so much more dept, and it added a little something extra to the story. I do have to say that it was quite obvious that Declan was behind The Dark, but that might just have been me... The change in Declan's home situation was also a bit too abrupt to be completely credible, but I still liked how everything else was wrapped up in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

hmbird's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is my favorite book. I have emotionally connected with the characters and I love that it has made me so happy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

literallysam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

atalea's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt