Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

9 reviews

megnut's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Death, Bullying, Sexual assault, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, and Torture

ksuazo94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual assault, and Rape

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Rape, Classism, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Animal death, and Drug abuse

keraw07's review

dark emotional tense medium-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: Sexual assault, Murder, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury

moonspluvia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

After thinking about this book for hours, I’m still a bit torn about the ending. I absolutely loved the book, and not even this feeling could get rid of a star, but I’m still not sure if I was satisfied or not. I am but I’m not. Regardless, this was a book I was so great i to read, and I may read it again in the future

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

carolinacortez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.5

okay, no me mal entiendan creo que este libro es increible, si tienes entre 16-19 años, por eso le di la cantidad de estrellas que le di. Alex es una fuerza del universo ideal para personas de esa edad, muestra lo que es una sororidad, lo que es estar de verdad para tus amigas, lo que es SER UNA AMIGA, es un libro muy oscuro y fuerte en cuanto a acoso y abuso sexual, empieza con un asesinato y a partir de ahí la violencia no disminuye, pero creo que la autora lo hiso de muy buena manera, nunca llegue a odiar o no estar de acuerdo con las acciones que tomaba Alex, de hecho creo que es una heroina, creo que lo que menos me gustó fue la relación romántica entre Alex y Jack, yo me hubiera enfocado aún más en a relación entre Claire.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Torture

ximradletshuggx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

brookey8888's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

“But boys will be boys, our favorite phrase that excuses so many things, while the only thing we have for the opposite gender is women, said with disdain and punctuated with an eye roll.”

I really love this book. It’s a very difficult read, but it’s so important. It examines rape culture in many different ways. I honestly really liked Alex as a character. She was interesting and I loved seeing how she was growing as a person. Jack for the most part I liked, but he made me uncomfortable and annoyed at parts(the point). I really loved his and Alex’s relationship. I did enjoy peekay as a character as well and her friendship with Alex, and Sara and Alex and peekays friendship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Blood, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Sexism

sttellis's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Infidelity, Vomit, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pedophilia, Cancer, Child abuse, and Drug abuse