Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten

5 reviews

oofsharkz73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

"But still they ran, giddy and breathless, the pieces of June's life dropping away bit by bit, until she was nothing but legs in motion, arms, a heart, a hand, held. A body, stumbling, tripping, almost falling. Except she wouldn't fall, that's the thing. Delia wouldn't let her."

"Delia stayed away from the fire. She always did. Fire was the only thing on earth she was scared of."

"He doesn't have access to a certain part of the world that maybe I do, a certain kind of darkness that I have been trying so hard to shed."

Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls was not knock-your-socks-off material. In my opinion, it was far from a "thriller." But the psychological twists were compelling enough for me to read it quite quickly. While I didn't enjoy the interpretative ending, I never could guess what was going to happen next. I think when the novel switches from just June's point of view, to alternating between Delia and June is where the significant shift takes place. You see who Delia was, who June is capable of being when guided by Delia. Delia is fire, and her plans to kindle flames in June are effortlessly creepy as the story progresses. On the outside, Weingarten presents us with a sapphic murder mystery...but beneath the veil is dark obsessions and elusive secrets. In Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls, Weingarten skillfully crafts a story full of deceit and a fiery passion. There were downfalls, room for improvement....But in my opinion, this book was more than worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Drug use, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Abandonment, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting

noshakira's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

Not often do books in this genre surprise me every step of the way, but this one did. There was no long, slow burn to one predictable twist at the end, but constant twists and turns.

Saw another review that said this is Gone Girl meets 13 Reasons Why and I absolutely can see that, and love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Grief, Murder, Incest, Rape, Bullying, and Child death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Addiction

verenaaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

smoochinggirls's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Addiction, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Pedophilia

Minor: Kidnapping

okaynextcrisis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Plot TWISTS, fam

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Drug use