Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

13 reviews

blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Tropes: opposites attract, miscommunication

Enjoyed the musical parts of this story the most, but found the gratuitous sexual content too much. The texting was a more realistic part of the relationship development than the in-person stuff, which was essentially all Insta-lust, all the time. An enjoyable read, regardless. I did feel sorry for the MMC and the way he was treated by so many people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

ambercunningham's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

These two are infinitely more likable than Piper and Brendon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, and Toxic relationship

amyteurhour's review against another edition

3.75

I feel like Hannah and Fox were developed more than Piper and Brendan, and I really enjoyed how they communicated what they wanted, rather than the typical rom-com miscommunication trope. The smut was still pretty smutty and a bit cringey at times lol but in a fun(ny) way. 

Lauren Sweet did a good job narrating the audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Misogyny

sebradley29's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

kyrstin_p1989'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sweet. Sentimental. Not a lot of spice but the parts that are spicy are exceptionally well written. Grumpy sunshine meets friends to lovers meets taboo sexual encounter. Exactly what you want a romcom novel to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content

frantically's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

What a great sequel! The buildup to Hannah & Fox's relationship was really sweet and it made sense with the timeline which was something I was worried about. Instead of playing into the playboy trope, Bailey makes important points about "pretty boys" and what toxic masculinity can do to them.

I honestly didn't expect the book to become this deep but it just made the ending and Hannah & Fox's HEA all the sweeter. They've truly worked through their issues and Fox is ready for this new chapter! Hannah is a really endearing heroine — she spends a lot of time thinking of herself as the hype girl and not the main lady but she eventually comes into herself and realises that she can support her friends & family and still be that leading lady she wants to be.

Bailey still riles me up with her doing a 90% drama instead of a normal 75% — it just stresses me out okay — but besides that, I really enjoyed this book and I'll pick up more of her rom-coms!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

shaemaguffee's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Really truly loved Fox’s development and personally related HARD to Hannah. Gave me hope. But wasn’t as spicy as IHOS 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content

thaliareads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

I love Hannah and Fox as main characters, I wanted more of them in the first book and this didn't disappoint. I love their shared journey, and I love how positive and observant Hannah is and how hard Fox is trying to move past his emotional blockages for both himself and for Hannah. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

As with most Tessa Bailey books, this is very spicy and during the spice there is cursing. Like the first book mentions, Hannah and her sister own a bar so alcohol does come up. The rest of the content warning does require slight spoilers:

In college Fox does think he's in a serious relationship, only to find out the girl he's dating saw him as a free pass while she dated her real boyfriend. This seriously messed up Fox's view of himself and was a toxic first relationship to be in. Fox had been considered a womanizer due to his father's actions and everyone's assumptions about how his son would turn out. This meant that Fox's life revolved around sex from a young age and even after his father's death this was perpetuated by his mother, his friends, and the other locals.

bookhyperfixation's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

rypie1916's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship