Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

99 reviews

samsbgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Medical content, Car accident, Infidelity, and Child death

zoe_archambault's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

so damn sad oh my god but incredibly well-written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Alcohol

dimagnolia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I would have loved this more if it had been faster paced but I understand why it was slow. Slow-burn books are typically not my forte as someone with ADHD because it makes it harder for me to get into the story. This was a great book though and I highly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Child death, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Car accident

ajeinsig's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Stalking and Toxic relationship

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Miscarriage, Murder, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

thepennotthesword's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Stalking, Self harm, Confinement, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, and Abandonment

drownedinfictionx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

madeleinebay's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abortion, Sexual content, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

reburkah's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.75

I wasn't sure what to rate this. It is an exploration of postpartum depression and the cycle of abuse. I found it to be incredibly heavy but I also hated Blythe. I did not think she took any accountability for her own actions and their consequences. At some points I found the book to be misogynistic and I thought there were too many irrelevant references to breasts/children's genitals. I think if you have issues with body image this would not be a good read for you. Check TWs as this book is chock-full of triggering things that I found hard to enjoy as a reading experience but I think it was an important story to be told. This was outstanding for a debut and I finished it in a day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide

Minor: Dementia

autumnrevisited's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

wowowow this book is insane. I was skeptical at first but it draws you in in a way you don’t expect. The ending was both open ended and darkly rewarding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Self harm, Child death, Vomit, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cancer and Sexual harassment