Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini

52 reviews

yawningtiger's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Infertility, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

essay23's review

challenging dark emotional fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Incest, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

candles_and_books's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

ellekhupe's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Miscarriage

jotiffany's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Toxic relationship, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Infertility

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 against another edition

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