Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

His & Hers by Alice Feeney

79 reviews

amccurley's review

dark emotional tense fast-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? No

5.0

CRAZY book! You’ll think you know who it is and be wrong. Then you’ll think you know who it is again and be wrong again. I could’ve never guessed this ending. My jaw dropped numerous times. I loved it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

emmagf's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Rape, Gun violence, Blood, Addiction, and Body shaming

Moderate: Dementia and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

matthewroy's review

dark mysterious sad tense 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

Absolute page turning thriller. This is the second Alice feeney book I’ve read and it does not disappoint, I thought I had figured it out in the end but I was wrong - much like when I read Rock, Paper, Scissors.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction and Animal cruelty

louandlife's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I picked this book up because of Tik Tok. I'm currently able to read books and I want to keep this momentum up, so I've mainly been reading thrillers and mysteries to keep me engaged. I think this book will always have a special place in my heart because I started in whilst I was on holiday in the UK and then I finished it in Korea.

I liked the experience of reading this book. This book is heavily plot based. The story alternates chapters from Anna, Jack, and the killer. It keeps you on your toes, and I do think there is at least one plot twist that will make you surprised.

I would recommend this book if you like thrillers/mysteries. The characters aren't likable but it is a quick read because you want to know what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Death, Rape, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Blood, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

tuxedocat's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

A slow start but wow it was worth it. I didn't see it coming, each chapter spun my whole thought process and I was hooked. 
I really enjoyed how it was written from multiple points of view and how they sometimes overlapped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Stalking, Terminal illness, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Child death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Rape, Suicide, and Body shaming

tanvi45's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Rape, Bullying, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Dementia

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Domestic abuse

rose_reads03's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Violence, Car accident, Cancer, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Dementia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Rape, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Drug use, Blood, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, and Child death

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed reading this book A LOT! I loved the dual POV and the time stamps for each chapter. I also really liked how there were chapters sprinkled in where we didn’t know who’s POV it was, we could only speculate. 

While I liked reading the book, I wasn’t obsessed with the ending. When I was reading I was trying to figure out the big twist, and I feel like my prediction would’ve been a better story line. But I really didn’t see all the smaller tiny twists that seemed to happen each chapter and that’s why I loved reading it! 

This was a really good one by Alice Feeney and she has slayed me once again! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Car accident, Classism, Grief, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Vomit, Gun violence, Death of parent, Dementia, Sexual violence, Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Stalking

sizzlesteaks's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Classism, Death, and Dementia

mtstjk's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Absolutely disturbing book, but never saw the plot twist coming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Rape, Self harm, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Child death, Death, Dementia, Eating disorder, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Self harm