Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Pik-Ass by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

500 reviews

sydney_montalbano's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

melist6'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racial slurs, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Suicide attempt

seren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

semdan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

Very solid, well written book. A few minor to moderate plot points could’ve been fleshed out a little more and I personally could’ve gone without some of the teen intimacy descriptions (feels slightly uncomfortable to read as an adult), but overall I liked it! Love that this is a mystery/thriller style book with black main characters. The main characters are also layered and multi-dimensional. The second half is stronger than the first half. In terms of the two main characters, I honestly didn’t find them very lovable, but I think making them complicated and flawed as a result of their traumas, upbringings, environment, etc. made them more interesting even if I didn’t feel personally drawn to their personalities. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Racism, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

emsavors's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a twisty, Get Out type of read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. This was a bit of a slow start but as the story continued to unfold I understood why. This author loves a dark academic setting that is full of complex social issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kristynpittman's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Outing, and Toxic friendship

kendraparker82's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book bills itself as more light-hearted than it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

capriqueen's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Kind of a slow start, but the unraveling of the mystery and the escalation of the threats was well done. The ending felt super rushed though, which made it a bit anticlimactic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

sadie_g's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

One of the most addictive and unique books I’ve read. The concept was so interesting and frightening. I loved the influence of Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and Get Out in this. I kept thinking I knew what the twists were gonna be and I was wrong so many times. Would definitely recommend to read this, it’s so thrilling and handles many heavy topics that are important to discuss and learn about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt