Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May

11 reviews

sadwitch's review

adventurous dark 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

darquedreamer's review against another edition

tense fast-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

2.5

Meh. I think this one could have been a lot shorter, and a lot more exciting. It didn't feel unique, and definitely didn't feel atmospheric enough for the time period, or vibes it promised. The characters were not really well developed, or likeable (especially Bea), and some of the plot felt like it came straight from a certain movie about witches, (not naming it because, spoilers). I just didn't love this one like I had hoped to... 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Death

minimaiasaura's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: War, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Classism, Abortion, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

marcostorin's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Murder, Blood, Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Grief, Infertility, Rape, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Drug use

clothildev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I was honestly bored by the end and wanted it to be finished already
I wanted more romance and less pointless ghost fighting, we only get crumbs of sapphic romance and selfish Bea walks away without a second glance at the mess she made???
Not impressed, which is a shame, it was promising

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: War

ad1t1s's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

thereisnotry54's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I enjoyed some of the over-the-top romance, but it was very confusing. There were interludes from other perspectives which did tie in nicely eventually. The style of book changed to get a lot more intense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, War, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, and Infidelity

author2223's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Minor: Abortion and Stalking

qraveline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Torture, and Physical abuse

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

kodi_rae's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Definitely, as many reviews state, a witchy, sapphic slow burn that will remind you a lot of The Great Gatsby (But also Practical Magic, in my opinion. Did anyone else get that vibe?). Even though the pacing was slow, I was still left wishing for some things (and characters behaviors/motives) to be flushed out more and some questions left unanswered. Maybe that’s the point or maybe it’s a sign of future, related books. At any rate, a really enjoyable, dark and sexy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Child abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Vomit, War, Miscarriage, and Abortion