Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

A estratégia do charme by Alison Cochrun

30 reviews

feelingfrazzled's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Vomit, and Misogyny

Minor: Biphobia, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Infidelity, Hate crime, Gaslighting, and Classism

xtsukix's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Biphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Violence

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Gaslighting and Toxic friendship

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Perhaps I will come back later to leave a longer review, but for now: this book made me cry multiple times, more than any other romance has, but in the best way: for mental health rep, for aspec + queer rep, for allowing people to be with us in our darkest and messiest moments and helping us realize we deserve love then too, for the idea that every kind of love/orientation deserves to be recognized as valid and is worthy of being represented widely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Religious bigotry

darnays's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Biphobia

Minor: Ableism and Toxic friendship

sourlemone's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I LOVED IT! 
If there isn't a sequel for Daphne don't talk to me!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

jennikreads's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia and Gaslighting

Minor: Toxic friendship and Vomit

toriplen13's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Vomit, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Toxic friendship

mxm0290's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

 On the surface, this is a sweet and adorable romance of people on a reality dating show actually falling in love. It shakes up the usual trope by making one of them a producer rather than a contestant, and that adds a fun behind-the-scenes angle.

I love it for that.

Throughout the novel, there are heartbreakingly accurate portrayals of coping with mental health issues and discussions of how to deal with that, both as the person and as their loved ones. There is also an ongoing discussion about being true to yourself and exploring what sexual/romantic orientation/expression is right for you.

I love it even more for that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

internationalreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Vomit