Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

261 reviews

brianarinaldo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

Very good! A little hard to follow at times, but it’s all brought together beautifully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, and Death of parent

torigiblinjones's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

julialandis727's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I don't usually go for thrillers, but I'm a fan of true crime podcasts, so it makes sense that I'd enjoy this novel. The audiobook is incredibly produced; the added music and sound effects to the Netflix documentary transcripts and had different voice actors read those parts to make it sound like a real show. Enjoyed the feel of being thoroughly creeped out by Josie and her family, and while I predicted the murders correctly (as in who was getting murdered), I didn't expect the twist in Erin's epilogue at the very end. Makes me wonder if there will be a sequel, though the open-endedness of the ending is quite fitting for the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

breannamh'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

madds1324's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

‘An evil motherfucking basic bitch’ if that ain’t the truth 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

imnotharold's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

amandawhyatt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

rayabaeya's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

abbysingh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sinelaborenihil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic