Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Tinfoil Butterfly by Rachel Eve Moulton

6 reviews

dethklok1985's review against another edition

4.0

A great book and a quote at the end I didn't think I needed to hear, but meant a lot to me. 

“I’m too selfish.”
“Everyone is selfish at eighteen. You’re supposed to be selfish. I was selfish!..."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Infertility, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

kupids's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

stars ,, 3.0
cawpile ,, 6.85

the writing was beautiful, i loved the two main characters relationship but the timeline pacing felt off & unrealistic - it ruined the immersion for me, therefore making the story less unsettling + creepy as it could've been. the blur between realistic fiction and magical realism was sometimes very confusing and could make the narrative hard to follow, other than that, i enjoyed the story. not a bad book!

lowell's character confused me though, his random 'arc' of sorts felt unnecessary and the re-introduction of him was obviously just for an extra obstacle/ scare factor in the plot,, felt like more could've been done with him though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

taboo sexual relationship between step sister & brother explored.

vamp1reslayr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

balagapiragua's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

This book genuinely surprised me. I'm not entirely sure what I expected, but it wasn't to be holding back tears at work. Emma is such a good main character. You hate her and love her on every page. 

I'll never recover for the love I have for Earl.

One of my biggest pet peeves for books is when children speak like adults. The book falls into this a few times, but it's such a bizarre story and tone that I barely cared. Every content warning you can imagine, so proceed with caution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, and Car accident

jadams89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing