Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

17 reviews

beepeachy's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Murder, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Alcohol

macyh's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The first half was good but starting to get slow then the plot shifted completely. Not at all what I was expecting but definitely enjoyed the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism and Classism

Minor: Violence, Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Death

_ingrah's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Death, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Bullying, and Classism

edie_erkens's review

lighthearted mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Bullying

amorales107's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Eating disorder

jamiejanae_6's review

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Classism, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kinga1204's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

iamthelizardqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Not what I thought it was going to be but amazing nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Violence, and Suicide attempt

imzadi481's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

I know I say this all the time, but I feel like it's important for you to know: I never read the synopsis of a book. Judging by the cover, I was expecting some kind of chick-lit or full-on romance novel.  It turned out to be part chick-lit, part mystery.

What starts as a story about a fat (don't come for me; I'm fat and I don't think it's a dirty word!) influencer who reconnects with an old friend while also meeting a new man, turns into a cheesy mystery. Cheesy, but fun. I couldn't really take this story seriously, but I didn't see it as a negative. It kept me hooked and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The narrator, Danielle MacDonald, was really good.

Make sure to check trigger warnings, especially about fatphobia and fat-shaming.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

shoffman1's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship