Reviews tagging Toxic relationship

Book Lovers, by Emily Henry

13 reviews

noceur's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

amykwrites's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

iamnita's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

2.0

Soooooo the book overall has a really happy vibe. I loved delving into both character's personalities, and found the writing of the characters overall consistent. The banter was over-the-top for how people generally speak which certainly took away from the book.
However, the bigger issue I have is that I hate reading about terrible mental health rep. All the characters disregard how unwell they are as "the way it is" which it doesn't need to be. Further, the main relationships were just absolutely toxic and I'm tired of hearing about unhealthy dynamics.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy

jaynovara's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Medical content

ardentlychris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol and Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Vomit, Car accident, Cursing, and Medical content

summerflower_29's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely loved this story!! Emily Henry has a way of pulling you into her little worlds and this book did not disappoint. I especially loved reading this as an older sister who has a similar relationship with her younger sister as the main character in the book has. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer

Moderate: Toxic relationship

msradiosilence's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

4.0

Tldr; for a straight romance, I had a good time.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/book-lovers

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

rd77's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.75

I really loved the first 2/3 of the book and the last couple of chapters. The other part near the end, however, seemed to drag on a bit.

Spoiler

The banter and the tension in the beginning was phenomenal and Emily Henry does such a good job of making you feel like the characters get together in a natural way. I thought the first chapter was also amazing and a super unique premise which gets you excited for the book. 

However, after Charlie and Nora are together for a fling and are basically just waiting for Nora to leave to break up, it gets a bit boring. The author obviously wanted to make it more angsty and come up with a reason why it wouldn’t work, but it didn’t feel strong enough to talk about it for as long as she did.  Based on the genre, we all knew where it was going, and that the breakup wouldn’t last (which is why I’m not a fan of these late breakups with a reconnection as the ending).

I also thought Libby could be pretty annoying, but not something that makes the book unreadable. 

Besides that, the last chapter or two was good, and I loved the way Charlie surprised Nora in New York and what he said to her. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

cozyreadsandcoffee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ

It is not just a romance, but it also explores the bond of sisterhood, family, balance of work/home life, and understanding the importance of following your passions. 

The romance is also super cute between Nora and Charlie! Nora allowing herself to explore romance while understanding her role as big sister felt super relatable. Emily Henry's writing with sparkling dialogue, complex characters felt so real. 

read if you enjoy books, exploring family dynamics, and cute romances that are just a little more than a hallmark movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Mental illness, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Cursing, Medical content, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

aargot1's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Parentification, Co-dependency