Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The House across the Lake by Riley Sager

34 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark 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

Again, huge fan of the writing and the plot twists were very twisty, I just didn't really like the supernatural element, made it feel a bit cartoony

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Murder, Vomit, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Death, and Grief

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

So much I didn’t expect happened in this book. It’s a mix of mystery and horror that’s pretty well-done. The characters, are lovable despite their short-comings. This was a great book to end spooky season with and I look forward to reading more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Fatphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Violence

shahdirose's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Death

aprilblues348's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Cursing, Grief, and Mental illness

bookcheshirecat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Alcoholism, Violence, and Addiction

Minor: Suicide and Toxic relationship

infjkiki's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Alcohol, Grief, Confinement, Stalking, Alcoholism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, and Infidelity

literally_mint's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, and Kidnapping

cheeseandsausages's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Suicide, Murder, Violence, and Death

elthewallflower'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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Torture, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol

_bookishbrina's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Riley does it again! 4/5.

It took a while for me to actually get hooked on this book but once that was done, there was no coming back. the ending BLEW me away, I never saw it coming. 

Very entertaining! Definitely the kind of book that gets you out of a solid slump (you know, like I am).

TW: murder, alcohol, voyeurism 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Alcoholism