Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib

5 reviews

archaicrobin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Hawk Mountain is one of the most heartbreakingly devastating book I’ve read in a long time. This one was hard to read but I also could not put it down because I had to know how all this tragedy ends. This is not for the faint of heart, it’s horribly sad and incredibly gruesome with visceral descriptions of gore.

 If you want an emotional read, with LQBTQ characters, tons of heartache, and gorey imagery, this one is a must be  prepared! I heard this one was messed up but I had no idea….. going into this one with little info is best!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

good_robert115's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cannibalism

child death

ineffablefolklore's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

4.75

absolutely soul crushing and bleak. i spiraled once i finally finished the book. you’re left with a hopeless, pessimistic mood once you set the book down. the characters own views bleed into you, if only for a moment. very well done though, i absolutely recommend, it’s one of those books you read once and never again. it will haunt me for the rest of my life. the vocabulary is simple and easy to understand, yet emotions are written so poetically. there is an underlying depth in each sentence. you don’t need big words to be able to do that. you just need meaning. naturally when consuming darker media, you always try to grasp on things that can provide comfort. this book gives you none of that. there is nothing to hold onto, not even the characters. they are overall unlikeable, and in end end you feel like a hollow husk. the characters most likely feel the same too. make sure to take care of yourself while you read, treat yourself gently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

booksojwhi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol

taylortut's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail