Reviews tagging Toxic relationship

The Bread the Devil Knead, by Lisa Allen-Agostini

17 reviews

jouljet's review

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage , Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

rebekah_florence's review

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

“And I not dead. I still here. And people love me.”  The Bread the Devil Knead’s Aletheia is a character that, throughout reading the novel, reminded me of The Color Purple’s Celie.  I like that the Allen-Agostini splits of especially heavy chapters of text by interspersing chapters of flashbacks from Alethea’s childhood.  I could see that she’s truly been fighting and burdened her whole life.  When Aletheia has moments of happiness, I wished that those could continue forever.  I felt, however, that I didn’t get to know Alethea that well.  Perhaps that was intentional, as we know that it’s difficult for her to have her own life, but I longed to feel more connected to the character.  This was not only my first Carribean author, but also my first book written in Trinidadian Creole.  I’m inspired to read more books in dialect, and further, learn more about various Caribbean cultures.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

naraya's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Miscarriage , Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Incest, Infertility, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

halceeeeeeeee's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence

shorne2015's review

3.0

Definitely do not recommend anyone to read without checking the trigger warnings first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

mganallirt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sophieennis's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Rape, Murder, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Gun violence, Incest, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death

joanabryant's review

dark emotional reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence

daniellekat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

Incredibly powerful and raw, while still being witty and realistic. The writing was outstanding and I loved the use of Trini Creole throughout.
If you have this on your tbr I strongly recommend you look at all the content warnings (not just the summary). I don’t think I was prepared enough for some of the challenging content and that definitely affected my rating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Racial slurs, and Gun violence

Minor: Body shaming

adenineuracil's review

challenging dark sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault