Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

50 reviews

sabmanosa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

I enjoyed this book a lot. The first book took a while for me to warm up to, because of the timeline, setting, and general vibe was so different from her Grishaverse novels that I was a bit put off. This book was a lot easier to fall into, and it had me captivated from the first chapter. 

I didn't expect a lot of the twists and turns, and I enjoyed working through it, and figuring things out with Alex. The story was very satisfying, and left me excited for the next part of the series! 
Something about the way she writes just draws me in - I think it's because she creates very human characters who are put in very inhuman situations. Definitely recommend this series (and anything by her really) for people looking for very dark "YA" (heavy emphasis on the A) type books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Addiction

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

tltorrez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

Even better than the first. So many twists and turns but in the end every piece of the puzzle fit perfectly. I love Bardugo’s characters - flawed but every one acting true to themselves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Death, Vomit, Animal death, Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Classism

northboundreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, Police brutality, Blood, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

quinzel_14's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

skilb's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Animal death, Death, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

dodgeremerson's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Excrement, Animal death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Cursing, Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Torture, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

weyda_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

Do I give books too often 5 Stars?? Maybe. But this one deserves it. It was awesome, just amazing, emotional, dark, scary and the characters are so interesting and you care for them. ALSO FINALLY. ykiyk.
I need a next book DESPERATELY. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Gore, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Blood, Drug abuse, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Excrement, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

andloveistoolong's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

This was my most anticipated release of the year and it did not disappoint. It was everything I loved about the first and more, and it kept my attention like very few books can anymore. Currently trying to be patient, but I am ITCHING for the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Murder, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Animal death, Drug use, Alcohol, and Racism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, and Vomit

allyareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Mental illness, Police brutality, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape

ktkeps's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Moderate: Classism, Abandonment, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Suicide attempt