Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

El deshielo by Lize Spit

8 reviews

pirate10100's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Typical Belgian marginal discriptions

aaliya87's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Eating disorder, and Outing

thehazardofluce's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Sitting here just having finished this book, I genuinely feel a bit shaky. Horrific, stomach churning. I felt this pit of dread throughout which got heavier the longer I read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

graysonahrensbennett's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, and Outing

katredmond's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Death

slans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Vomit

gwendm's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

suzanne90's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship