Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

All the Lies by S.T. Abby

16 reviews

lovelymisanthrope's review

3.0

I picked this up as my continuation in the "Mindf*ck" series.
"All the Lies" is the fourth book in the "Mindf*ck" series. Lana thinks everything is going well. She has an amazing boyfriend that makes her want to do better and she is almost through her killing list. Unfortunately, Logan is very good at his job, and Lana does not know how this can end well for any of them.
I thought this was going to be my favorite in the series so far...until the last chapter. What the hell? I need a better resolution and I want justice for all involved.
I will definitely be picking up the next book VERY soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Torture, Physical abuse, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Rape

beckslovesbooks's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Rape, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

sarah_amy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Enjoyed the criminology and the complications of an FBI agent & secret vigilante-will-he-find-out relationship.

Didn't enjoy the vengeful, angry, tantrum sex at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Body horror, Grief, Homophobia, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, and Murder

ellaticonstellation's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Oh My god! Logan knows! I screamed! Damn, the kill descriptions gave me chills, it was super graphic😱 This was dark as hell so, at some point, I was nauseated. I know, Logan must be mad as fuck but he did have to do that to Lana? I thought Lana would have a panic attack because of her traumatic past. Killing in the haunted house was smart, but super disturbing and demented. I just wish I won't have nightmares after reading this. But this was interesting and I couldn't stop reading. Thank you, Stabby🚩

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Rape, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Murder

zc2's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

IM BALLING MY EYES OUT RIGHT NOW OH MY GOSH NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GO TO GREECE. i hate men 😒 they ruin all the fun. All in all up until this point this one’s my favorite. The gore the plot twist the tension the bonds between characters. I fckin hate Leonard tho. He gives that whole big spill about sometimes you have to learn to love the monster and then let’s the cat out of the bag😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Genocide, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Animal death, Kidnapping, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

a_libra_library's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Incest, Hate crime, Chronic illness, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Abandonment, Rape, Trafficking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual violence, Murder, Medical content, Gun violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Body horror, Ableism, Cultural appropriation, and Forced institutionalization

theonewheresamreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

Welp…🤩

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Stalking, Car accident, Sexual violence, Torture, Misogyny, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, and Panic attacks/disorders

ariana_m's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Logan bffr...
I love Lana. Lana is amazing. I also love her friend Jake so much. I'm sprinting to the last one. Hopefully I don't enter a major slump after finishing this series. This is seriously one of the best series I've ever read.
This book was darker than the last.
Trigger warning for everything pretty much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Homophobia, Death of parent, Vomit, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Gore, Domestic abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Car accident

up2nogood's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Murder

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Oof.  The insta-lovey codependency has consequences when you break their trust.  The end of this one isn't quite a cliffhanger but you know it's all going to be wrapped up in the next volume and so shit will go down.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Abandonment, Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence