Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

19 reviews

diedaahh's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I'm genuinely thinking of how i could successfully illustrate the vibes with other stories. Maybe a lord of the flies situation mixed with AOT? Theres an unknown enemy that makes the lives of 60 isolated female boarding school students a living hell. They train tirelessly to stand a chance in terms of survival, but things ofcourse aren't easy.  There's a virus on the island which has caused the island to go into a year-long lockdown. The virus causes deformities in the victims. If it doesn't kill you first.

The story is told from two different perspectives: Hetty and Byatt. 
There were definitely strong parts in the book which I absolutely flew through.
Unfortunately there were also weaker sections (and sections were I rolled my eyes)
Some of the interactions and dialogue were clunky. Some even infuriating (PPL DONT ACT LIKE THIS!): 
For instance

There's a moment where Hetty has to kill Reese's father. The virus has turned him into a zombified walking tree disgusting monstrous creature which is out to attack and kill them both. Reese ofcourse melts instantly because somewhere under the twenty layers of grime is her father!11! Hetty is able to save Reese seconds from her death by impaling him through his insect infested black heart. Only for REESE to have the audacity to get mad at Hetty for saving her and killing her father. like girl.... get your shit together. I don't care how much you love your paw paw it doesn't take a genius to realize that there's nothing of your lovely parent left if you are actively being killed by him!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic friendship

zozo_reads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship

ecn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

I really like the premise of this book but almost the whole story was about the journey to the answer. I think there needed to be a bit more of a build up instead of waiting around for an answer.
Other than the girls’ school aspect, the story was almost exactly like an XFiles episode - which was fun, but it also left me wanting/expecting more. Nothing felt new or exciting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.5

From the synopsis I was quite excited for this but honestly I was just bored reading it. It felt like it relied very heavily on grossing the reader out rather than anything else. 

I also felt the characters were very self centred. Now given their circumstances I could understand that but it felt like it was their only trait. They just all felt so flat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Toxic friendship

miabellawymer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

I got really roped into this book while reading it. I couldn't put it down, and it kept me up at night.

The ending was very anticlimactic, and the desciptions are quite graphic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Very detailed desciptions of injuries.

katielaine_w's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

gracebanks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic friendship

bird_song's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

maddy_s's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship