Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

She Started It by Sian Gilbert

18 reviews

kalinrenee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

sebradley29's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

WTF did I just read?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

viccreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia

mtnest's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dee_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was so so good, I was also so excited when I predicted the ending correctly but this was a great great thriller. I was hooked from the first chapter. Definitely a must read!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

tabby2920's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

n_binversie99's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Confinement, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Fatphobia and Vomit

goldenbeebookshop's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book explores what it would be like to spend time with worst queen bees from high school if they then grew up to lack any self-awareness, empathy, or common sense. The biggest "twist" of the story feels obvious early on, but I kept reading because there are layers and layers of secrets for every terrible character, creating a kind of perverse glee as each woman is punished. This is one of those books that will be complicated to recommend to readers because it's a revenge story and not much else. So if that's what you're in the mood for, you'll have revenge a-plenty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism