Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Reputation by Lex Croucher

98 reviews

elliya's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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

I loved this story, though I was sold it as “queer regency” and the queerness is only a side pairing and what I might call a queer platonic toxic friendship. I love that romances give us happy endings :) But part of what I love about regency is the clothing descriptions, which were sadly lacking here. Nevertheless, a fun and quick read and I’m looking forward to more from Lex Croucher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

styxx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

callidoralblack's review against another edition

lighthearted

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

purplemalena's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Blood, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

sophieinbookworld's review against another edition

slow-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

1.75

I chose this book because a review, a quote on the book claimed Bridgerton meets Fleabag, not either of those. It’s the extreme version of Mean Girls meets maybe the author watched the Gwyneth Paltrow version of Emma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

berodatheelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

binevolentbookworm's review against another edition

medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Death, Slavery, and Death of parent

dropout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jackiepreston's review

challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Slavery

emilo's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Minor: Homophobia and Rape