Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon

3 reviews

kappafrog's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

At first, I loved this book. I liked Gethsemane, the setting, the side characters, and the mystery. But boy did the second half let me down. This turned out to be a shockingly ableist book. My heart just sank when I realised that hereditary mental illness was being used to explain away horrible actions. It makes me really angry to see mental illness treated this way. This book had so much going for it and then just threw it out the window. Oh, and the only gay character was delusionally in love with someone as part of that hereditary mental illness plot. What a horrible direction to take what could have been a wonderful book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Ableism, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Stalking, Drug abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Drug use, and Medical content

laffi's review against another edition

funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

The book was mid to fine - the ending was disappointing.

Where's Eamon? Will he find Orla? Did the boys develop trauma? Why is Ruairi suddenly as talented as Colm? What's Gethsemane gonna do about her life? What about that creepy girl? What's gonna happen with the Carraigfaire? How is Aoife's name pronounced?

Many questions left unanswered.
All in all it was nice, I guess.
Although Gethsemane did not feel like someone who "lived music" . Tchaikovsky felt a lot like ~NLOG.
Cuz she special. duh.

I also felt like there were too many side characters, couldn't tell most of 'em apart.

Don't think I'm gonna read on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Medical content, Alcohol, Gun violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Car accident, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kwaeisig's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

4.5

Gesethame is very relatable to any other millennial out here making their way through life without wanting to be a disappointment to family. As a quick witted Black woman I think she holds herself down well and does a great job and standing up for what she knows is right even if she doesn’t have all the answers yet. I thoroughly enjoyed reading her tenacity, comebacks, and her willingness to accept challenges set before her. Overall this is an easy read. I look forward to reading the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Stalking, Self harm, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Infidelity