Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Wanted by Sara Shepard

3 reviews

phoehems's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

What a finale.

I had my suspicions about CourtnAli. At first I thought it was Ali. Then when she revealed the story of Courtney pretending to be Ali, I thought it actually was Courtney. But man oh man, I did not expect it to be Ali, and the Ali we knew from the past to be Courtney. In all honesty this now feels like that bit from 'Friends': They don't know that we know they know we know... Let's just say CourtnAli was a bit unhinged. I quite like the ending to be honest. I thought it was well written, fast paced, and tense. A part of me wishes one of the 4 would have died. I don't know, I think it would have been interesting and unexpected. That kind of took away from the suspense - I knew all 4 of them would survive.

Anyway, I think this is all wrapped up quite nicely. Apart from that ending sentence. That was unnecessary. I could have written that in Year 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Stalking and Toxic friendship

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Read For:

✓ Plot Twist

✓ Twin Reveal 

✓ More Drama

✓ The Real Alison is Back

✓ They Almost Die… Again

˗ˏˋ ★ REVIEW ★ ˎˊ˗

Plot twists and lies filled the pages of this book.  When the real Ali comes back and befriends the Pretty Little Liars it’s not all sunshine and rainbows.  But in the end it keeps you wanting more even after the major reveal is over.

Not everything was bad though; Hanna’s mom coming back was such a good moment.  Her dad was so toxic and I’m so glad he isn’t in charge of her anymore.  Aria’s slowly getting better was also really nice to read.

I actually really liked this book more with my re-read, when I first read it I thought it was way too dramatic and ridiculous but now it’s genuinely entertaining and a nostalgic read.

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧

POV: Multiple, Third Person

Release Date: 08, June 2010

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Pregnancy

sunflowerlu's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Grief