Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

18 reviews

frenandjen's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Infidelity, Alcohol, Vomit, Cancer, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity

jele_sc's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic friendship

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

emotional

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

2.75

Reading the flashes from the past I totally saw the friends to lovers. But after the 70% of the book talking about how bad it was what happened between them that was the reason for going no-contact and only on the last few pages actually learning about it I can say if I had known it earlier I would have stopped read because there are only a few things I despise in books and

cheating with his brother while clearly using the brother to then treat him like a monster after it happened and also slut-shaming your best friend and blaming her for being flirted with by the the guy you want but somehow betrayed plus

it having an unlikeable female MC is one of them if the genre is romance. (By unlikeable I mean how she treats people around her)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Misogyny, Grief, and Toxic friendship

mallory10100's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

i LOVED this book and especially loved how canadian it is!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual harassment

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. I think this is quite possibly the romance of the summer! Carley Fortune, you’ve got another auto-buy fan in me.

This book is so inherently sweet, like sipping your favorite cold drink in the sun with the lake water at your toes. Or whatever kind of water you prefer—ocean, fresh spring, pool, bath.

In whatever case, this story is laced with summer. Appropriate, considering its title, but not in a cheesy way that feels overdone. Yes, it does have a similar plot to the beloved Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, and in ways also reminiscent of The Summer I Turned Pretty series, but it very much has its own heart and own set of standout characters. Percy and Sam quickly became one of my favorite fictional friendships, of course blossoming into more. If you’re still unsure if you like the friends-to-lovers trope, I think this novel could be the one to change your mind.

Dual timelines, set over ten years apart. Unresolved past drama and trauma. Pining young lovers, complicated friendships, adult conversations sprinkled between cute and awkward flirtations and annoyances. Deeply romantic moments and unmistakable chemistry. Parts that make you melt, parts that make you wanna yell, parts that make you cry. Parts that make you grin like an idiot because you’re alone in your room reading this incredibly personal summer love story and it’s just fiction, it’s not real!!!

Except it feels real. Even as I was yelling at the pages toward the end, desperate for the truth—I loved every second of reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Cancer, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Minor: Body shaming and Emotional abuse

haleybyman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

I’ve been waiting to write a review for this one as I couldn’t think of words to describe how much I loved this book! I felt like I was transported to Barry’s Bay instantly and didn’t want to leave. The nostalgia for summers past, first loves, heartbreak, the complexities of female friendships, second families… all of it was beautifully executed. This will be a definite re-read for me. My new comfort book to come back to when I need a feel-good story.

Can’t wait for Carley Fortune’s next novel. It’ll be an auto-buy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Toxic friendship