Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

71 reviews

dobsonfly314's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

jp_riemersma's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Toxic relationship, War, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

ripxw's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

librarianeno's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

This book explores the romantic relationship between a man, Doug, and his Annie, a robot that he specified the design on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Emotional abuse

very unhealthy relationship between Doug and Annie. Also, at one point, Doug locks Annie in a closet for several weeks.

hotwaterbottle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Uncomfortable but clear-eyed look at power, ownership, and sex, through the eyes of a newly self-aware sex bot. Interrogates what it means to want to own someone just as much as what it means to be owned.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia and Racism

Minor: Transphobia

Plenty of awful things told from the perspective of someone who doesn't understand how awful they are

redur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault and Body shaming

ashyq's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death and Cancer

lexa_k's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Psychological abuse in a relationship is much harder to identify then physical abuse. There are no visible marks but victims hurt nonetheless. The author’s way of Illustrating an abusive relationship of this kind in an AI / human relationship is genius. I enjoyed this book and felt for Annie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

hunnyontoast's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Klara and the Sun meets The Stepford Wives. 

Fair warning that there are pretty vivid descriptions of s*x and abuse (emotional and physical), and some scenes left me incredibly disturbed. However, they never felt gratuitous and in my opinion, actually moved the plot (sadly not something I can say about a lot of books). 

Overall, this is a story about self discovery, freedom and how life always finds a way. Definitely recommend giving this a try and can’t wait to see what Sierra Greer writes next.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

tahsintries's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny