Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Secretos by Sara Shepard

11 reviews

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

I think i may have enjoyed this book even more than the first! Now that this series has pretty much strayed away from the tv show plot, it’s a lot easier to get invested in the story without picturing the on screen characters, and it’s a thoroughly enjoyable read! 

Toby’s death shocked me slightly, I expected him to be a bigger part of the story and Emily’s character development, but then again his s*icide  makes sense for his story and character, his past actions clearly troubled him too much to think of another way out. 

I’m looking forward to seeing how Aria’s family dynamic changes now her mum knows about her dad’s affair. I’m curious whether they’ll try to make it work like they did in the show, or if it’s completely over. 

I’ve been spoiled that Spencer does end up with Wren at the end of the series, so i’m curious to see how their relationship plays out after this book, as if seems he’s not all that trustworthy of a partner.

I’m hoping Hanna gets some character growth in the next book and it shows more of her realising she’s fine without Sean and her ‘popular’ lifestyle

All in all this was a great read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

carlynnnnne's review against another edition

slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

ashleysager's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

wackzo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

blume13's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicide, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death

livingwithghost's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

the jenna thing has not escaped my mind since when i read this book for the first time at 13 years old. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Racism, and Blood

blueyekyanite's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

highladymagnus's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Toxic friendship

maeri's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? Yes

2.5

it was a fine read… absolutely dated and juvenile but i just dont like it very much. nostalgia is getting me through it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Toxic friendship

fanboyriot's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Read For:

✓ Broken Families

✓ Even More Trouble 

✓ Small Town Gossip

✓ Relationship Problems

✓ “A” Starting Some Drama

˗ˏˋ ★ REVIEW ★ ˎˊ˗

Lots of problems start for Hanna, Emily, Aria, and Spencer along with “A” being more involved in their lives. Hanna starting her drama with her dad, honestly can’t stand him.  Just let Hanna have some peace dude. Spencer’s parents really shine in this book.  It’s almost laughable with how cruel they are for such stupid reasons.  And yet Spencer still manages to mess everything up for herself.

Aria’s dad falling back into old habits and this time Mike is let in on the secret too which ends as well as you would think. Emily and her trusting nature is honestly kinda impressive to be that level of delusional.  Though her parents being the way they are it’s not all that surprising.  At least she came to terms a bit with the feelings she had towards Ali.

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧

POV: Multiple, Third Person

Release Date: 27, March 2007

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury