Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

14 reviews

0tter_a's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent

kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and War

disguisedposer's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Anything by Janice Hallett is a winner for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is like a season of the Podcast Serial mixed with a Sherlock Holmes novel. I’ve never read anything like it and I was engrossed from the first page. Instead of telling a story in a normal, linear way, you are presented with all of the evidence (emails, articles, text messages…) and it is left to you to figure out what to do with it. Highly recommend for anyone who is a fellow true crime junkie!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

embey's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

merrynthomas's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

briar_fawn's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Gun violence

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

linguaphile412's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail