Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

187 reviews

lesliermonk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

corriejn's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.75

A dark but artfully crafted psychological thriller. An excellent balance of foreshadowing and details slowly revealed over time. The audiobook is very well produced, and the book lends itself well to that format.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow. The creep and ick factor were so high in this book that I need to start another book right away to cleanse my brain’s palate. How else will I sleep tonight?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Great read, hooked from the start. Twisty and completely addictive. Was on the edge of my seat! 4.5 stars cause I was a little annoyed at the ending but that makes it a great book! Absolutely loved the acknowledgments at the end too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

purplenoodlepie's review against another edition

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

4.5

READ TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING THIS!!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Suicide

asienerbrown's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual assault

stewartj0421's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kiwichill's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Outing

grifgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

krisx's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Throughout the first half of the book I was so drawn in and fully ready to give it a 5 star review, couldn't wait to see where the story would go and how it would end!
Unfortunately to my dismay, it ended in almost justifying abuse and grooming. A 16-year old cannot "seduce" a grown man and a child neglected by their mother isn't just "born evil". It feels like a bad true crime episode feeding into all of the stereotypes regarding criminals who have been abused, mistreated and are severly traumatized prior to their crimes. The last few pages left  an "open ending" so the reader could decide what to believe and to kind of create their own narrative but what kind of narrative are you expected to create when you've read few hundered pages of justified abuse story?! Incredibly disappointed in the way the story turned out, it had a lot of potential in the beginning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment