Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Until I Get You by Claire Contreras

6 reviews

nataliep829's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder, Death of parent, Car accident, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The roller coaster of emotions I went through while reading this book, left me dizzy (in a good way). This was not just a normal dark romance, at some parts it left me completely shocked and confused as to who the villain was, and at other parts it was so lovely and had me in tears for their love. Just wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use, Pedophilia, Murder, and Pregnancy

sara_mb's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

3.75

So it was a random audiobook I 
started, and ended up pretty surprised how of a page turner it was. I loved the voice actor as well so it’s always a bonus. It was mysterious and tense, the chemistry of the characters was magnetic. It was dark and had some sensitive topics so check the trigger warnings. But I loved it, the end was a bit underwhelming tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Torture, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

mariancanread's review

The author said so much and so little at the same time. Excessively long paragraphs. The mmc is annoying and constantly was playing the victim even though   the fmc was the one RAPED as a teenager and never recovered from the trauma.

Also, the trigger warning list before this book was bullshit and needed more.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder

crgrace's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

The plot of this book had the potential to be so great! And the spice was giving. Unfortunately what started out well got lost somewhere along the way. The character development, and pacing of the conflict/ resolution just felt off in the second part of the book. :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Stalking, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

enchantedtaleswithlaur's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book - wow. From the very first chapter, Lyla and Lachlan had me hooked. This story had a lot of super heavy themes (TW: mention of suicide, death, murder, rape, to name a few), but I think Claire Contreras approached these topics in a delicate and tasteful manner. 

In addition to completely sucking me in, I found myself rooting for both Lyla and Lachlan throughout, which I really loved. These characters were in no way without their flaws and red flags, but that only made them more real. 

All that being said, I highly encourage anyone who may read this book to look at the trigger warnings first, as there were a few chapters that were very hard for me to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Toxic relationship