Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

69 reviews

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

If the premise of this book sounds interesting to you I would say to give it a try. You will not be left better or worse off for having read it, and it's a fun palate cleanser between more serious books. The characters are static, but the journey is fun and has perfectly placed dark humor. Parts of this book seem like an unpolished first draft, while others are beautifully written. Definitely worth a shot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Stalking, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Addiction, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Ableism, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

kali21's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

good but i cannot picture someone who isn’t a huge horror fan enjoying it tbh. they wouldn’t understand the joy of all of the references 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I think it would have been a little better with a female author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Gun violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Classism, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Gore, and Emotional abuse

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.5

3.5/5

A great fun read which plays of many horror/slasher tropes but I felt the end got a little too Rambo-ish for my liking which distracted from my enjoyment of some great twists.

I really enjoyed Grady's writing style though so will be going back for more.

Full review to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal death

honeyland's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked this book, not sure if I would classify it as horror though. Yes it was violent to a certain extent, but it felt more thriller-esque.
If one is looking for a book to fall in love with the characters, this one isn't it's done extremely well.
I liked how, as a reader, one constantly went from thinking the main character is right to thinking she's absolutely making all of it up in her head, back to thinking it's real and so on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

the premise is so so so interesting but omg the execution was awful, the plot twist/reveal was so anticlimactic, boring, and random. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Death, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Violence, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Medical content, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cannibalism, Car accident, Gore, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Misogyny, Police brutality, Torture, Body horror, Child death, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Sexism

rustmaiden's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Cursing, Violence, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Stalking, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Torture, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Emotional abuse

poppyseedromance's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this one more than I expected! I’m not a big fan of slasher films and have only seen 1 or 2 but I could still appreciate and understand the references. 

None of the characters are likeable but the plot and great writing style made me tolerate them and keep reading 😂 This was an exciting and quick read with plenty of unexpected plot twists! I realized after finishing this, that I actually have another book from the author on my nightstand for this months TBR so I can’t wait to read more from him! Whether you’ve watched/enjoyed slasher films or not, I’d highly recommend this horror thriller novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Body horror, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

Minor: Animal cruelty and Misogyny