Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Paperweight by Meg Haston

9 reviews

inkandbooksforever's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-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

4.0

The book was very emotional and it didn’t feel very cliche despite the chance it had to be because the main focus was a girls struggle with anorexia. It can be triggering for readers experiencing the same thing but I think anyone can learn from it. It helps people not living with it understand those who are and I think what the main character was feeling was accurate for most teenagers even if they didn’t have the same problem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

cassettetaped's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Car accident, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Self harm

theworstofit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Addiction

cateemma's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Self harm, and Emotional abuse

sra_rdmn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Child death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Body shaming, and Addiction

abitofapoet's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.75

Well written & realistic, but just not my cup of tea. I have a hard time connecting with characters i don’t like, and i wasn’t a fan of Stevie for most of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Suicide, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Self harm, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Medical content

malakramzy's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

eli_in_the_house's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

hbrown's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

When I started this book, I didn’t think I was going to finish. It was cringey, straight from pro-ana Tumblr. But I stuck with it and I’m glad I did. Stevie really drew me in. She is such a complex character and you can really feel her pain and her growth. Anna is also portrayed so, so well; she’s a great representation of what a good therapeutic relationship can be. The book ends on a hopeful note, but I would still not recommend this book to anyone currently struggling with an eating disorder or not very solidly in recovery. Very strong trigger warnings for eating disorders and suicide. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing