Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Words by A. Jade, Ashley Jade

15 reviews

brookey8888's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.5

This book was way to long, it started to get repetitive. I liked the beginning of this even though it was hard to read with the fat phobia and bullying. Also I didn’t really see the relationship between the main characters honestly. Then we did a time jump and of course she has a weight loss plot. I did kind of like the second half, but she hardly tired to get back at him. I like the jealousy though. The plot line with the dad and sister were good. I also liked the side characters. I don’t know this was fine, but it was simply to long and phoenix got off and forgiven to easily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

poupimali's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

I was hooked, sometimes spellbind and then I was frustrated.
The story is great, characters are developed, some sensible subjects are delicately discussed (mental health, death of loved one, dementia, abandonment). It is deep, sensible, accurate. 
The spice is great: angry smex which transforms in love making is one of my fav kind of spice.

I love Phoenix and Lennon’s story.
Even though the end is too rushed for my liking, just because I wanted more.

Tropes:

Sassy and curvy FM

Rockstar

Second chance

Enemies to lovers

Boy obsessed
FMC is seeking for revenge

The audiobook is narrated by Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton in dual narration. And it is perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

fink1129's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lzddds06's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book, loved Lennon, couldn’t help but love Phoenix - even when he made mistakes. I would have given this a five star but I was sad that we didn’t see the outcome of Lennon’s plan at the end or Phoenix reaction to what she was prepared to do for him. Highly recommend anyway! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

faith99's review against another edition

funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, and Alcohol

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review against another edition

medium-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: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Police brutality, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

kaileeledger's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Really enjoyed this story. The only reason I gave it 4/5 stars is because at points in the story it kind of dragged. It was a lot of back and forth “do I wanna be with him or do I not?” Without having a fair amount of plot to distract. Wasn’t a bad story, it was just a bit repetitive at times. Overall, I would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Child death and Toxic relationship

mjdedevis24's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lina_m's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

1.5

Dude's committing arson and fucks the girl (who he has stolen his most famous song from) in front of the fire??? And in another scene, she wakes up handcuffed to the bed with a random woman between her legs while he touches himself and then makes this random woman kneel in front of him to cum on her face???

I think I need to desperately rethink all of my life choices because I didn't dnf the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

amberlinanderson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-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

5.0

The first reveal of Lennon’s “coping mechanism” was such a heart breaking experience. The letters in the end made my heart swell. There were a few plot holes and a few times that Lennon really annoyed me, but overall, a good, emotional read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol