Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

7 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was an amazing debut for the author. Took some very heavy subjects and unfolded then one at a time. Loved the court scenes. The defense attorney’s questioning and questions were so entertaining. Lots of triggers: immigration impact on children and parents (affects them differently), autism, parents of autism, sexual assault, suicide, coma, infertility, infidelity, arson, Asian fetish, and so much more. So beware before you read, but also know it’s great storytelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

thatonecatmom's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Racism, and Alcohol

moriahleigh's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

betsygrace's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

This was very popular and it’s been on my shelf for ages, so I finally decided to read it. I think it was overhyped. It’s a legal thriller, but there is this weird stigmatization of autism that I don’t like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Blood, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Violence

alicelalicon's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Ableism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Toxic friendship, Blood, Child death, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Excrement

peeshpish's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Differing POVs & unreliable narrators help keep the mystery going until the end without completely misleading readers or being too obviously a misdirection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide, Child abuse, Ableism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit and Addiction

sglance9's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, and Suicide