Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

20 reviews

marigoldgem's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

I was excited to solve the mystery of the book when I first started it but by the end it just felt so dragged out. I mean you guess most of the stuff not even half way through the book and the surprises aren’t so shocking. Not a bad book overall but I wouldn’t reach for it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

mysterymom40's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use and Classism

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide

lwelch94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

martachbc's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

2.5 stars. Not that gripping and a lot of plot holes but a decent ending. This is why I have a hard time dNFing thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

sleeson's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-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? Yes

2.0

Not an audiobook that wowed me. I kind of figured out the villains easily from the start. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it was lacking something. Mild swearing. Mild sexual content. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

saradanese's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Rape, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Infertility, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

cpachet's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

greatestheights's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Death

A tense, well-written read that I finished in a day — I had to know what happened next! The author also sensitively handled some really tough topics without pulling punches about the reality of living through them. The ending was also really satisfying.

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

 Disclaimer: I received a copy through a GoodReads giveaway. Thank you to Gallery Books for the opportunity to read this book.

This book at me cheering at the end. Strange considering as I started this I wondered if I would be able to get into the book. It starts off real slow, but then as I read I could feel my heart beating. My mind eager to get to the next chapter and then the next and so on. I constantly was going back and forth on my predictions, who would turn out to be the villain. I devoured the book in two sittings. Faulkner wrapped everything up so perfectly, leaving nothing unexplained or forgotten.

Wonderful thriller, would suggest for fans of thrillers like Verity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage

Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent