Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

46 reviews

moxiereads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Classism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and War

bertienomi91's review against another edition

Kept triggering flashbacks for me. Was starting to feel rather distressed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

divingbelle's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

dragonhearts_library's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

busyknitting's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, War, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

chickaboogawah's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, War, Classism, and Toxic relationship

kcbatts's review

3.5

From the beginning I really liked this book: the characters, the setting, the magical realism, the literary references: what wasn't there to like? (I of course didn't like Lyndon or Shane.) Yet by the end, it wasn't a love.
I wish some parts were more flush with detail, especially Opaline's story and the connection between Opaline and Martha. Still, I did like this book, enough to recommend and consider a re-read in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Toxic relationship, War, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent

inkiereads's review

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

What a wonderful read! I really liked it, the story was a good mystery. I liked the back and forth between past and present, but it did take me a while to get truly into the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, and Grief

town_scar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Docked a star because the timey-wimey stuff got to be hard to follow. I found the end very confusing and hard to follow. I did read this while actively traveling in Dublin so its possible my travel brain made it harder to follow along.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Physical abuse, Death, Child death, and Misogyny

Moderate: War, Mental illness, Stalking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Grief

hrobles1009's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction