Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

You Are Not Alone by Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks

18 reviews

luna_98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

i was going back and forth between 3.75 and 4 stars but went with the former because the ending was a little bit underwhelming for me. i feel like i enjoyed the first 50% of the book more than the last half, even though i was having a hard time keeping up with all the characters they introduced in the beginning. 

i’m torn because lowkey james deserved what happened to him, but i felt so sorry for amanda and her getting roped in without knowing the backstory. i feel bad for shay too, despite her being pretty naive. i felt like the only character i truly liked was sean lol

still a solid read from this duo albeit my least fave i’ve read so far from them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Murder and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use and Stalking

haylisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

tlpaladijczuk's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was an alright book. I feel like the characterization of Shay is just kind of "girl who likes data," without a tremendous amount of depth. I was interested in what was going to happen here, but I did wish Shay opened her eyes a little and wasn't quite so gullible in most of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Blood

januaryghosts's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

bittie_bee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

emilypage99's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

bitesizedbeet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

andatherrin's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, and Abandonment

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail