Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters

36 reviews

madalynn_owens's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

Oh how lovely and unique! The characters felt so real and well thought out. I really loved getting to know both of these characters and I felt continually gifted by little surprises throughout the story. Yay art lesbians! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

Minor: Death of parent

3readingcircus's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

mandi_lea's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

miap09's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Stalking and Toxic relationship

thewellreadlabrador's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship, Death, Alcohol, Cancer, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

quasinaut's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved Selena and Cade's dynamic and how they balance each other's strengths and weaknesses. I also appreciate that the hiccups in their relationship are due to the circumstances (and some fear of committing too fast) rather than one of them actively doing something wrong or intentionally miscommunicating. 

Some things didn't quite work for me -- maybe I'm a cynic, but I've never understood looking at artwork and automatically feeling these deep emotions that the artist wanted to convey. I'm also skeptical that Cade's parents wouldn't have shown her over the years that she and her work are valued. Also, is it realistic that so many random art people would recognize her name/her parents? 

All my nitpicking aside, the story was quite lovely! And funny and warm and flirtatious and emotional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jstamand's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

Satisfaction guaranteed is a spicy rom-com about two women with opposite personalities that fall in love after the lost of a love one. 

Cade is the serious type while selena is a free spirit , both wishes that they could be more like the other person.  They have a month to save the store Satisfaction Guaranteed and house which they Inherited from Cades aunt when she died of cancer. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Toxic relationship

tayloraa12's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

edamamebean's review

funny informative inspiring lighthearted 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

3.5

If you, like me, are frustrated with the lack of sex toys in lesbian romance novels, this is probably the book for you. Although I have to say there was still far less than I was expecting considering it’s a book about a sex toy store. Still loved the characters and the romance.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

zoloft_lesbian's review

hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Lesbophobia