Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten

2 reviews

kelseak96's review

dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Murder, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

msradiosilence's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I liked it up until the very end. The last 30 pages really brought the rating down. I gave it a 3.5 elsewhere but Goodreads hasn’t caught on to the half star fun.

Maud gets very white savior-y at the end when she swoops in to save a random South African family she happened to meet. It’s just giving ‘Instagram in the summer of 2020’ vibes with the performatism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence