Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

4 reviews

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical content

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

kadengrace's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

i read this on a really long flight, so boredom might have been a factor, but this book mostly just glided along until the end. i like expository detail and i’m not picky about needing the plot to be purposeful at all times, so i didn’t mind that the book sort of drifted towards the end. the pov was a little tricky to wrap your head around, but i stayed interested enough to finish it. i will say, the last page made me go :O and i did not see it coming at all so for that i think it’s worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting

auudrey's review

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Wilson’s prose is precise, perceptive and propulsive. Protagonist is an unreliable narrator, but he’s written in a way that forces readers to consider how reliable our own stories are, especially the stories we tell about ourselves… how much self-deception is going on in our heads? How much self-aggrandizing are we guilty of? Is it even possible to ever know?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use

trycerabel's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

Minor: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Classism