Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

A Influencer by Ellery Lloyd

5 reviews

emmajewish's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I quite enjoyed reading this book, despite finding its characters insufferable. The story gives a look into influencer culture and why social media looks (and feels) so authentic at times while - at the same time - creating a toxic dependency. The book is a bit like Big Little Lies.

Bonus: it's set in the UK. So you may find yourself looking up terms mid-read. I discovered patients given "squash" in an emergency room are, in fact, not being handed a veggie to munch on, haha.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infertility

mysterymom40's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Torture, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

trhines23's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

kimveach's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed learning about being a mega-Instagrammer, as well as the differences between what we like in the USA vs. the UK.  The ending was super creepy but worked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement and Abortion

heatherfielding's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail