Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

A Girl Like Her: A Small Town Romance by Talia Hibbert

34 reviews

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Racism

gemin1reader's review against another edition

3.25

I liked this - it’s definitely not as good as the Brown sisters series but a nice romance read with a bit of mystery around the FMC’s back story. Neurodivergent representation and I enjoyed a small town romance set in the UK too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

rickireadss's review against another edition

3.5

another small town series has my heart! in this case, it’s not really for the small town aspect because those people are a**holes BUT i do like that it was due to the small town that these two happened to be next door neighbors. i really liked ruth and evan and how they developed a friendship first, but i wish we could have gotten more of them somehow?? idk i just wanted more before they just *boom* were fucking. 

disability rep: autism (fmc)

⚠️: emotional abuse, toxic relationship, ableism, cancer, death of parent, racism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

chronicacademia's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Death, Ableism, Death of parent, Racism, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Medical content

escsmith's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

mbichaela's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

ENG
i wasn't invested in the drama but i liked the relationship of the mcs for the most parts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Cancer, and Bullying

Minor: Ableism

sultrytartreviews's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

This was a sweet story from Hibbert. I loved that we once again get a tough looking guy who's a huge marshmallow on the inside. And to be gifted with a wonderfully grumpy FMC on top was of that was a lovely surprise. 

This, however, was not my favorite book I've read by Hibbert. It has a lot of her trademark story pieces, but the emotional growth for Ruby felt left to the very end and then rushed. I wanted her history to be doled out more throughout the book. Without this, the story fell a little flat to me, even though I liked both MCs. I'm still looking forward to checking out the rest of the series since there is some amazing rep included in this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

town outcast

skaurgo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Stalking, Terminal illness, Rape, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Sexual harassment

marylinaris's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-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? No

5.0

I just adore the way Talia Hibbert crafts her stories. The third-act conflict in this book was not a romantic one but a personal one. That not only made sense, but it also was amazing to see the main character overcome it and show her growth. 

The romance between Ruth and Evan in this was adorable, I liked their friendship and how Ruth got more and more comfortable with him resulting into fun banter between them. That was a great base for them to grow into a romantic relationship, based on pure trust, willingness to give grace and understanding. 

CW: ableist language; domestic abuse; toxic relationship; rape (past, non-graphic); cancer (side character) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Ableism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape