Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

25 reviews

irinalast's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship

espressoreader's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

It started off with so much promise and then got stuck with everyone having sex with everyone.  I got bored around half way through and it never recovered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War

callmekt's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, War, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Simply wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Cancer

goosegame's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Suicidal thoughts and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death and Stalking

sofipitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much I can barely talk about it. Schwab has a wonderful style of prose and just the emotions and the impact of this story is so unreal. Easily one of my top favorite books I've read this year. I hate it when book tok is correct about certain books being good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: War

anton13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I’m speechless, truly. I mean it was so amazing. It’s beautiful written. No amount of words are enough to help me explain to you how amazing it was going on this journey. Absolutely stunning. The end really surprised me, I had never seen it coming but I love how it ended despite having to stop multiple times for a cry break haha. I just want everyone I know to read it cause it’s sooooo good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

roosveld's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

4.75

A lot of going back to the past

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail