Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

An Anonymous Girl, by Greer Hendricks, Julia Whelan, Sarah Pekkanen

19 reviews

astareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

An interesting, different kind of thriller where a murder isn't in the forefront and women are  in the lead. There was abuse, but not a single rape happened! Quality content, imho.

I kept trying to guess what is going to happen, which is a good sign. I listen to audiobooks while crafting or cleaning, and often the plots don't really get me that interested, but this one got me good.

There were some parts that felt like maybe the authors made a mistake, but with an audiobook it's hard to tell cause I can't go back to double check. The ending was a bit abrupt and felt like they couldn't actually quite figure out how to end the story so they made the villain crumble in an uncharacteristic way, while trying to shoehorn in the reasoning behind it. The main character stayed true to herself, however. She was flawed, but portrayed in a way that made me root for her.

The study of morale was interesting, but felt a bit stretched in parts. The question of whether the punishment should always fit the crime was made a sort of a central point, but felt really vague in context of the story, like it was an idea that the authors wanted to hang onto despite the story itself steering away from it.

I really enjoyed the alternating POVs and their separate readers, it made it easier for me to keep track of what's happening, and I think the readers did a great job.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Stalking, and Suicide

rachelreadsrelentlessly's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Sexual assault

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

abbs15norm's review against another edition

mysterious 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: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

keijiwolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• 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: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide

bookishsapphicshay's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Suicide

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

mopobroadway'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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Mental illness

faythfarrar's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

trycerabel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Vomit, and Child death