Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable

5 reviews

clemrain's review

emotional sad slow-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

2.75

Expressive art, underdeveloped and overwhelming story.

The first third of the book was painful to get through. The second third picked up. And the last third sped through everything.

It took me a month to finish this, and that included me pushing through the first hundred pages over three days, not reading it for a month and completing the rest of the book slowly over two hours.

There was just a lot going on in this story and it would’ve been much better if the story arc spanned volumes instead of just pages of one volume.

I did not enjoy the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Grief

pinkupengu's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Disrespectful representation on trans individual

fallandfox's review

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Gaslighting

iheartmuseums's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

candycain's review

challenging mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Vomit