Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur

12 reviews

lady_valhella's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

About the SA content

a 16 year old is taken advantage of after the recent loss of her mother followed by the even more recent loss of her father. She just moved to a new school, her step-sister and step-cousin treat her poorly and a rich senior boy who all the girls swoon over takes an interest in her. Tells her sweet things, takes her to romantic fancy places but says it all must be kept SECRET. After he does all “the work” she trusts him enough to go all the way. He convinces her to let him take pics which he promplty shares with the entire school. The rich white boy succeeds in only getting a slap on the wrist while the grief stricken girl is now labeled all of the horrible things.

sian's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Bullying, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Death

knitterscasket's review

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Toxic friendship

stacy837's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

Narrator is excellent at capturing character's emotions 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Classism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a lot of fun. It's tropey, its sweet, a bit of spice, and a fun plot. 

I do wish the characters had kept the secret better since they kept talking in public about it and texting about it. Obviously the secret has to come out, but it would hit harder if they didn't constantly tell everyone.

Also I couldn't help thinking how great a movie this would be. It just eels so RomCom-y.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent, Cursing, and Alcohol

flyingryndeer's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent

heather667's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Classism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, and Ableism

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

The Fiancée Farce was a cute, cheesy romcom that I absolutely blasted through! Tansy and Gemma are so cute, and I loved reading their story.

I’d never read a marriage of convenience book before, and while this wasn’t exactly what I was expecting I was pleasantly surprised! The communication was AMAZING and so healthy and what everyone should strive toward. They were so open with each other and so willing to be vulnerable, and I appreciated that a lot.

I will say that everything felt a little bit more exaggerated than my usual preference. Obviously most romcoms are cheesy, but this one felt particularly far fetched. Did that stop me from enjoying it? Absolutely not! This book was so fun, and I have zero regrets.

I will definitely be reading more of Alexandria Bellefleur’s books. 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Homophobia

schnaucl's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

I enjoyed it.  It's set locally, which is always fun.

I liked the characters but probably could have done with a little less blushing from Tansy.  <Spoiler>I also felt bad that if she's the kind of person who has spent years dreaming of her wedding she never actually got the wedding she wanted.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

laketwentytwo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship