Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

39 reviews

mari_library's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Medical trauma

Minor: Medical content, Stalking, and Sexual content

butt_lettuce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness

fromlindenmere's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence

calicot's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia

shoon07's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

Wow this was such an interesting book! I'm going to be honest, I had this idea in my head that it was going to be fantasy, which...no. I am kind of drawn to books where characters are in like...unhealthily co-dependent relationships but they acknowledge that and it's kind of like the other person is a part of them they couldn't get away to if they wanted to? I don't know if that makes sense. But this book has that. I enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content

polychromatic_hedgehog_parable's review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.0

I almost didn't finish this book, but I'm glad that I did, because the last section was really worth it to me :')

I really like how the book was formatted! :O Most chapter-type objects were about a page, each had a title, and they more often than not did not fall directly after the previous one. Like many vignettes.

https://kancrum.com/content-warnings/ K Ancrum seems like the bomb diggity

I think that the end was nice/cathartic for me due to:
- the drop in action
- antagonistic relationships with therapists
- showing weakness
- getting what you "need" but not what you need
idk. more to think about there.

I REALLY LOVED THE AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END. THE BOOK WAS WORTH IT JUST FOR THAT. ;~; <3

gotta find more polyam content

I've been engaging with a lot of kink content recently, and I really dislike how lots of it frames consent. Does no one else hold long conversations about these things before (or while??) instituting a dynamic? The "you haven't said 'no'" scene was helpful, but the book is also clearly aware that everyone depicted is a teen/people in general frequently do not make the best decisions for themselves and other due to many factors/codependency is rough. Absence of a "no" is not consent, and it seems like the book should know that lol.

(being too detail oriented: did teens text in 2003? I don't remember, but I'm feeling like most may not have?)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, and Violence

https://kancrum.com/content-warnings/

podanotherjessi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book is such a fascinating exploration of co-dependency. The progress is somehow so slow and yet incredibly sudden. You know why August does what he does, all the while wishing he'd do anything else. I'd like to have had some perspective from Jack, but all and all a wonderful read.

Characters: 9
Plot: 8
Setting: 8
General appeal: 9
Writing style: 10
Originality: 10
Ending: 7

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Drug use

reapingallthebenefits_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

This book deals a lot with a codependent relationship and two boys decent into insanity. It’s a mix of an adventure but also a psych thriller, in a way. The book also has mixed media elements such as photographs and police reports, and as the story gets darker, the pages literally get darker. Going grey white, to grey, to black. It’s a beautiful read that deals with mental health, parental neglect, and unhealthy relationships and coping mechanisms. Keep all of this in mind if you decide to read this, but personally I thought it was a beautiful book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Neglectful parents,

earl_grey_without_lemon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Cursing

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders