Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

American Royals by Katharine McGee

16 reviews

katleenfraser03's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

this book was really good; I did have alot of trouble getting into it in the beginning though. I found the beginning really slow but once things started to pick up it was really enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Basically, if Gossip Girl were about royalty. Drama, politics, backstabbing, and trading partners… <i>American Royals</i> has it all. Pretty much everyone is obnoxious and spoiled...but you can’t help but like them anyway (except you, Daphne. You suck). Maybe it’s the eldest daughter in me, but Beatrice was my favorite character by far. This was a super quick read, and had so many tropes that, while slightly overused, are still fun to see.

I kind of hated the sisters-fighting-over-a-guy storyline. It makes me uncomfortable and feels very unrealistic—what kind of sister would do that??

Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the general vibe of the ending):

Cliffhanger-y! I hadn’t realized that there was a sequel, so I was expecting more resolution...good thing I got the next one from the library super quick!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

sarahmae531's review against another edition

hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse and Toxic friendship

gmoneyyyyy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia

mostlypoptarts's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

if i could rate on enjoyment alone… this score would be way different. it’s trash, but it’s MY trash.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

emilysreadingbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation