Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

142 reviews

witcheep's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

This book is very predictable: from the begining alone I could guess the ending for Bee and Levi (

and the knotting of their present, past and online identities

) accurately, though there were a few unexpected twists along the way.

"If nice means being alone, then so be it."
     "I can give you nice. I can give you better than nice. I can give you everything."

This doesn't mean that I wouldn't have enjoyed the book — the opposite is true, actually. I wanted to know how the truth would unfold and how the relationship would gradually evolve from assumed hatred to something much warmer. I had to consume this book as fast as possible, it fit my current mood for reading perfectly: the book offers such a warm and fuzzy romance read with just the right amount of turmoil.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity

hjb_128's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse

mimiisbooks's review against another edition

It's awful. It was alright for the first two thirds, the chemistry was starting to get a bit good and they were kind of cute together. What ruined it for me is the strange psudo-perspetive switch, am I reading Bee's, Marie's or Levi's perspective? And when they had sex the pacing completely changed and all of a sudden it feels like Ali Hazelwood is rushing to the next sex scene.
I don't know is it because I'm a lesbian, I'm too young or this is genuinely a terrible book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Cursing

Minor: Transphobia

rchulin1's review

lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Violence

kaykay1307's review

emotional funny hopeful relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

While this isn’t the best book I’ve ever read, this is the book I needed at that moment. I wanted to yell at Bee when she was being dumb and I loved watching Bee and Levi’s interactions. Also! That plot twist got me (which is rare!) I was not expecting it! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

naomi_k's review

emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Cursing

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Infidelity

swolds's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Infidelity

adiloretto's review

lighthearted 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

3.0

"Wonder why when he looks at me, I forget how scared I am to be seen.“

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Animal death, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

tabea1409's review

emotional funny informative lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Sexual content, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence

cutepatzie's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-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? Yes

4.75

The book is good. Love the relationship and romance here. Again I appreciate showing how hard it still is to be a girl and have a career in the university and since world. I very much appreciate the way of appreciation of mental health characters go to therapy when they need to, they do not feel emberes because of that and that is such a positive thing. My only minus is this a bit cliche but still sweet and cool story is the cat saves the day. Especially when the author a couple of pages before talking about cliche moments in books and movies. But still a good book about a very amazing love story. Every girl deserves a man like Levi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Cursing, Abandonment, Sexism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Car accident, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness