Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

6 reviews

sticky_icky's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Colonisation, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Xenophobia

booksdogsandcoffee's review

adventurous funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

A long lost princess, a body guard and one adventure that brings them closer then they thought they would have to be. 

Makeda’s mom grew up telling her stories of how she was a long lost princess. She thought it was all fairytales. But one day Bez, an investigator from the small country of Ibarania comes to tell Makeda that it might be true. 

This was a great love story with banter, forced proximity, fake dating and the bodyguard trope. Plus the slow burn leading up to the spice was 🥵

There was also wonderful rep in this book! Bipoc mc’s, and side characters. A bad ass neurodivergent pansexual investigator, and lesbian rep. 

Cw/tw
Toxic parent
Toxic relationship 
Ptsd
Bullying
Sexual content 
Alcohol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

wee_ramekin's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcoholism

Minor: Toxic relationship

candidceillie's review

funny hopeful medium-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

I LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH, BUT I WOULD GIVE MY LIFE FOR BEZNARIA CHETCHEVALIERE

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

citymouse's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Vomit, and Violence

ehmannky's review

funny hopeful 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 is a slowburn, contemporary romance that I just loved. I will say, overall, slowburns are not my favorite, but there was such a good payoff in this book that made it all worth it. Makeda and Beznaria are such a good opposites attract couple, and I loved the emphasis on really diving into the fact that the purpose of emotional and intellectual boundaries is supposed to make you and the person happy that you are both receiving a balanced feedback from the relationship. Just delightful and warm and delightfully free of a third-act breakup. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying