Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Rom-Commers: The instant New York Times bestseller! by Katherine Center, Katherine Center

5 reviews

hunteress14's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

3.5

I dont lnow how to feel about this. one. I did not get much chemstriy between the two main characters. But the ending was sweet.  Even the moments that were supposed to be romantic fell a bit flat for me. Also this book had a suprising amount of language and adult jokes. more then i was expecting from Mrs. Center. 
Language 3/5 spice 2/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

I love this story. The banter is so cute. The characters are flawed yet funny and adorable. Authors making rom-com, it's fun. I love how feisty Emma was and how cliché Charlie became in the end. Lol. I enjoyed this a lot. The drama was heavy, but it balances out the fun stuff. Misunderstanding trope is so good when done right, and you nailed it, Katherine. Thank you for this. I think this is my 3rd book by you and I'm reading more for sure. One thing that irked me was the ex-wife left Charlie when he got super sick, I mean, who does that? That's all, thank you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

annag77's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

Why why WHY do I keep reading these hyped up books that are just not for me?
Honestly, I didn’t even like any of the main characters and the whole synopsis just seemed improbable from the start

A no-name screenwriter assisting a seasoned, award winning screenwriter, who he has never met. Yeah…right. Not to mention living with him, again- a complete stranger?! I can only let so many things “go”

Then there’s the grumpy/sunshine trope which I despise and the “forced proximity” trope that I’m iffy on.

But I decided to read on anyways since I kept seeing other people reading it (I know, I know).

As I mentioned I wasn’t a big fan of the characters, except her dad and sister. Charlie was just mean and Emma just kept taking it (although I can kind of under$tand why.
With that said, I might give Katherine Center one more chance because Hello Stranger was a nice book and there was some cute humor in these stories.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent

rachminick's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

“It’s all about the details you notice and the joys you savor and the hope you refuse to give up on.” There are many great quotable lines in this book! 

Emma and Charlie are both broken people who develop a friendship and eventual relationship through the common trope of forced proximity. The way the characters continue to carry baggage from past trauma leading to the eventual conflict led to me feeling a little frustrated and disappointed toward the end of the story. However, the earlier steps taken toward growth by each character and the banter between them kept me invested in the love story. 

I love a story that includes lovable side-characters and this has a mix of easy to love and easy to hate side characters. 

Emma’s father is a lovely example of overcoming and one of my favorite quotes from him: "Whatever story you tell yourself about your life, that's the one that'll be true." 

I absolutely loved the audiobook and found it an easy and engaging listen. Patti Murin’s performance lends a lot to the story giving each character a distinctive voice.

A great big thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audiobook ARC in exchange for my honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Toxic friendship