Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Atmospherians by Alex McElroy

6 reviews

scocco32's review

fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

agavette's review

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-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

The more the book went on, the more it felt like a Black Mirror story that hit close to home in a lot of ways--great for a satirical novel. I laughed, I was disturbed, I was impressed--It kept me engaged throughout and was a quick read. I'm not sure if I'm satisfied with the landing, but I think it'll stick with me for a while. Major TW for eating disorders.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicide, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

aubreyhi's review

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual harassment

nerdyprettythings's review

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was really smart satire, and had me saying “too real!” for most of the book. Gimme all the cults. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, and Violence

stevie's review

dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Eating disorder, Suicide, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

apersonfromflorida's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death