Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
152 reviews
nicoleme1212's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Classism, Body horror, Child death, and Child abuse
lira_the_recluse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There are many morbid and grotesque scenes, many with a plethora of content warnings.
I did not feel great about the climax of the book, and how much death it took to get all the white women to band together. I also don't like how the initial part of the book came off as very white savior, but I guess the book is about the flaws of the main characters and how they are finally driven to fight the vampire.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Rape, Dementia, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship
r_o_s_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Dementia, Classism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Racism, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Animal death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Gun violence, Excrement, Stalking, and Vomit
areen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
azureumbreon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Child death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Rape, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Dementia
hdzigurski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Gore, Rape, and Toxic relationship
ohsunnyaa's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Body horror, Murder, Sexism, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Racism
Minor: Infidelity, Animal death, and Domestic abuse
sshpurple1's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
There was no vampire hunting and very little slaying. I enjoyed the first third of this book; the middle was boring, and the ending, while interesting, should have happened sooner.
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Dementia, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Racism, Self harm, and Adult/minor relationship
oramayjutila's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
rachelmerrie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
-What was the point of the son’s personality traits? Nothing came of it.
-The “friendships” between these women were surface level and them coming together in the end gave me zero comfort in their “unbreakable bond”. These women sucked just as much as the men did.
-Why did the children randomly choose to live with the mom after hating her the entire book?
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Racism, Self harm, Classism, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Suicide, and Torture