Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell

45 reviews

drstauffer918's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Alcohol

mekilouise's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide

jaydub0221's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.5

Since this sequel serves a purpose of tying up loose ends & filling in the blanks, it wasn’t as thrilling or nail-biting as “The Family Upstairs”. BUT that being said, I still enjoyed it for what it was and I was happy to delve back into the lives of the Lambs. I appreciated the additional storylines and characters that tacked onto the original story, and although the loose ends were tied up just a liiiiiittle too neatly for my liking, I would still recommend this to anyone that has read the first (and if you haven’t read the first, you absolutely should).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Dementia, and Abortion

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

butilikeit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

I didn't realize that this was the sequel to The Family Upstairs when I started, and I probably would have waited a bit to be a better headspace because of all of the assault. But I still really enjoyed it, and I like the author's storytelling a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Grief

espressoreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Toxic relationship

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

monique1316's review against another edition

I really enjoyed The Family Upstairs so I was excited to start this one but at 45% I'm sorry to say its a DNF for me. The swearing is just too much (and coming from me that's saying something) there are also too many POVs to try and keep up with especially since there is not much going on so I kept zoning out. In my opinion this book was not needed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Stalking