Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

129 reviews

aubrea27h's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was almost too dark for me to finish. I was incredibly uncomfortable when the main character started doing drugs with her 13 y/o sister. The author definitely meant for us to be uncomfortable but I was on the verge of not finishing the book over it and how much it made me dislike Camille.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Addiction, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

chewireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Gore, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Bullying, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Medical content

leebass7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Loved this, I never felt like I knew what was going to happen.

Brilliant depiction of Camille’s toxic relationship with her mother. The manipulation and the subtle digs felt true to life. Darkly funny at points with the outrageous things her mother would say to provoke her.

The plot never dragged and the audiobook was narrated well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Child death, Child abuse, Vomit, Death, and Grief

beverytender's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Suicide

chlohss24's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

Good intense Murder story. Intriguing plot twists, very triggering 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Righ in the middle. Not bad, not great. Guessed the ending from very early on, but the journey wasn’t in vain just because I already knew.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abandonment

allie_fawn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed it overall. It is dark and sad but Flynn writes well so it made it easier to listen to. It was my second book from her and while I did not enjoy the first book I read, I enjoyed this one enough that I will probably read from her again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

caitlin1066's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Drug use, Death, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty

jessnrusso's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Child death, Alcohol, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Murder, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Blood, Rape, Sexual content, Child death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Animal death