Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

37 reviews

brittinyh3711's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

Stuff was happening throughout but nothing scary really and then the end took a huge twist and the very end surprised me too

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

klm2620'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? It's complicated

1.75

Very DARK & Dexter-esque. Not a very satisfying thriller — the story not the ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Wow o wow! This was crazy. Grace is a New Yorker taking a vacation at Calvins Air Bnb in Wyoming. As Grace and Calvin grow closer and things don't add up, Grace and Calvin grow suspicious of the people around them. I absolutely do not want to give anything away but this book has one of my favorite tropes ever in it. A slay! I adore the dual pov and day count as the chapter marker. I think the characterization of the cast of characters and then the subtle destabilizing of said characterization  creates a very unsettling story that twists and turns in new ways. I thought I knew exactly what was happening but I did not. My only issue, other then the horrible pacing and semi cringy writing, is that a couple of things never made sense even with the plot twist. Especially everything with Joe and the animals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rene_reads02's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

rooreerosales's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

achay91's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

dark 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

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

LMAO I screamed when I finished this book because ultimately, I support women's wrongs. 

I read this in one sitting, and I suspected the ending because I am perpetually suspicious of everyone, and even though I wasn't exactly shocked, I was still delighted to see I was right. 

This would be a fun one for a longer plane ride, or simply a beach read. It was a lot of fun to speed through in one sitting! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

princess_marie's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Grief

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.75

I feel bad because I like the IG of the author, but this just wasn't for me at all. I'm hate the "not like other girls" trope, I really hate when I'm asked to believe things like a fully grown man would call mascara "that black stuff she puts on her eyelashes," and it all just felt really...scripted. I'll probably try Ms. Rose again to see if this book was just not my thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail

tinytike_sela's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Death of parent