Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

As irmãs Blue + brindes by Coco Mellors

36 reviews

helengroza5's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Abandonment

afrenette's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Death of parent

welshgirlreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is one of those books I know I’m going to be thinking about for a long time. It gave me so much to think about and question. The characters were very real, all imperfect in their own way, flawed but with a desire and need for change. I loved the writing style and how each chapter focused on a character it helped the book/storyline move forward without you getting bored as the narrative was constantly changing. 

It was brilliant to see endometriosis mentioned in the book - although my only qualm is that there seemed to be a few mentions of a hysterectomy and the suggestion that this would have solved/helped with the Nicky’s pain if she had of decided to go ahead with the surgery. A hysterectomy offers no guarentee of pain relief as endometriosis grows outside of the womb. As someone who lives with the condition I found it quite difficult and emotional to read in places and could relate to the way Nicky had done such a good job of hiding her pain from her loved ones. It would have been great to have had even just one chapter from her POV. 

On saying this Blue Sisters is still one of my favourite reads of 2024 and will be recommending to others! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

andreanunezdecaceres's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

raisingself's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Very dark and graphic with family trauma and substance abuse disorder central to the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

It’s been a long time since a book made me ugly cry. About connection, longing, loss, fear, and family, this book was beautifully crafted by someone who intimately understands the human condition. As the oldest sister of five siblings, I connected with Avery but there were components of the other sisters that resonated as well. The shared grief and the different ways that each sister tried to manage that grief was heartbreakingly real. I will be thinking about the Blue sisters for a long, long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

khfllva's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

sandse2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol