Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

39 reviews

hannahparadise's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-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: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

universeonmyside's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

jackie_reads_314's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

eule's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Manly okayish and repetitive smut (as expected) and not much happening. The kinks were a little too weird for me. He is just abusive and she cannot stand up for herself. She literally screams: „I am not like other girls and I am naïve as fuck, so pls fuck me until I cry. Still, I liked the books more than the movies, which I watched a while ago. 

PS: I NEVER WANT TO HEAR AN „OH GOD“ OR „HOLY -WHATEVER-„ FROM HER AGAIN. 

PPS: thank you for the book Paula <3

PPPS: despite my hate, I am currently 200 pages into the second book. Apparently everything about him can get worse (the kink and the gaslighting and manipulation). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent

annaofjesup's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Vomit

pbella3's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

glass123banan's review against another edition

dark tense 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

The existence of this book is an indignation to other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual harassment

Minor: Toxic relationship and Violence

sinreads's review against another edition

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

mahra's review against another edition

dark slow-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? Yes

1.0

I will be very blunt. 

I read this when I was 15 (too young, I know), and even at the time I could not believe that a grown adult wrote this. It reads like a bad fanfic written by a teen. 

I am not even going to get into this abusive relationship depicted as romantic, and somehow desirable. Shameful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

loggskywalker's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content