Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Good Girls Die First by Kathryn Foxfield

4 reviews

itsmegburtenshaw's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

jade_x's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol

nina_pile's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

thesaltiestlibrarian's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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 Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC. The opinions expressed herein are mine alone and may not reflect the views of the author, publisher, or distributor.

I didn't expect much going into GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST, and really, the biggest question I came away with was: how come no one got hungry?

We follow Ava and nine other teenagers she knows from her school as they all converge on a haunted island that once housed a working carnival. The catch? None of them knew the others were showing up, and all of them have secrets they'd kill to keep. A dark force on the island is hungrier than it's been in millennia, and by the end of the night, only one can stay standing.

That's the premise. It's pretty linear, so you can guess what'll happen going in. I want to clarify that I didn't have low expectations in that I thought this book would suck, because it didn't. It was exactly what I thought it would be: entertainment a la 1980's teen horror flicks. I probably would have been more disappointed if I hadn't been on a recent movie binge with my mom and oldest brother in that exact genre. Honestly, I'm surprised it wasn't bloodier.

Every character is their stereotype, and yes, a couple of the secrets were easily guessed. But honestly, I did want to know what happened next whenever I put the book down. Don't go in expecting to be wowed by twists and turns, but do go in expecting an easy romp to take your mind off things. Really enjoyed this for what it was, and I appreciated that it didn't try to be *deep* or whatever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit