Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham

30 reviews

amanda_reads89's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic friendship, Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.75

The book's first half was paced too slowly, while I enjoyed the second half as secrets were revealed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Blood, Classism, Physical abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy

juanat77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Animal death, Cursing, Vomit, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Murder, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Grief

liblibby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book. Sucked me right in from the very beginning. I regret that I put this book off for so long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault

sjexley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

Our girl Margot has gone through some shit. Her best friend dies 3 weeks after HS graduation and she spends her frosh year at college in a depression.  So when popular Lucy randomly invites her to live with her next to a frat house for soph year, Margot jumps at the chance. Things are amazing until their friend is murdered and Lucy goes missing. To me, this was a great combo of nostalgia and the yearning to belong, all while I was trying to solve the murder of the frat boy next door.  Great beach read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Sexual assault

lottiebrooks's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This novel is very different from other books by the same author. It’s much more of a slow burn, and it’s less action-packed. 
I loved the imagery and found it very eery the whole time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Rape, Classism, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual content and Abandonment

ashleycote's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Alcohol

Moderate: Murder, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual assault and Car accident

katyannreads's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

shawniejo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Grief, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, and Drug use

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Stalking