Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Stora vackra liv by Emily Henry

63 reviews

cuppajo16's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy

jeaniemcgarvey's review against another edition

3.25

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting

mariposa517's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy

kgc8's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ultimately, this felt more like a literary fiction/woman's fiction book than a romance as the parts that stuck with me were Margaret Ives's story and life. Her tales about her wealthy, scandalous family and how they influenced her life and choices were so interesting that I would have happily read more about them, even if they also made me cry.

Some elements of the book, like the narrative device and the private life of a celebrity, reminded me of the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

The romance between Alice and Hayden took a backseat. While I liked them and their chemistry, so much of the book and page count revolves around Margaret instead of their internal lives. Their sexual tension is well done, and their compatibility is obvious, but it made it harder to develop their growth together from simple caring acts to love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy

mgclayton's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective 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: Complicated

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Slow first three chapters, but part of ending made me cry

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Infidelity, Sexism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

4.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Alice and Hayden are rival authors competing for a job in a small coastal town in Georgia. He is the grumpy to her sunshine and she is the opposite that he is attracted to. As they try to win this dream job and figure out the true story to report on, they grow closer. I really enjoyed this book, all of the characters have so much depth and backstory. I also loved how the author was able to describe the setting and that sticky heat that comes with summers in the south. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Minor: Dementia

bookgirlieee's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Emily Henry does not disappoint. I didn’t want this book to end. Absolutely loved the relationship growth between Alice and Henry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol

annag77's review against another edition

2.75

lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy, Abandonment

ahaze134's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder