Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

40 reviews

leannanecdote's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness and Death of parent

abby_can_read's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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This was cute. I had a good time listening to the audiobook. I liked the main couple, Margot and Olivia. I loved Olivia's cat Cat. Cat and her antics were one of my favorite parts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

courtneyfalling's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a cute read if you can suspend disbelief on the initial miscommunication. TBH, I'll accept it because Margo and Olivia were so young when they were best friends (and queer best friends!), and it's better than a second-chance romance where shit did go sour for intentional reasons. The scene with the... uh... interfered-with vibrator will live rent-free in my brain. But I really like how Alexandria Bellefleur writes sapphic love stories with real-sounding banter and eager emotion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

joensign's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity

amberinpieces's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

sophie42's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

averymg13's review

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

whosfernn's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

Super cute! I haven't read the other 2 books in the series, so this book can definitely be read as a standalone. Excited to check the other two out though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Medical content

Minor: Medical trauma

trussell12's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful tense 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

4.5

Truly an incredibly entertaining book, and boy was it steamy. I loved the setup and that Margot and Olivia were getting a chance to figure out what could have been if massive miscommunication hadn't been at play in high school. I do love how this book ended, just had some second hand stress from the continued communication issues that persisted as things really started to hit off again between Margot and Olivia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Olivia's previous marriage was a toxic relationship. Margot does struggle with some feelings that people are abandoning her and moving on.