Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

38 reviews

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Child death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

savreads28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Cursing, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Violence

cassroberts89's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

It’s been a while since I read Reckless Girls, but I remember enjoying that book much more than I did this one. It’s a page-turner, but not really a twisty thriller. And the romance/not-romance didn’t really do much for me. Still, it was a fun quick read. I couldn’t put it down mainly because I wanted to watch this dumpster fire play out till the end. 

And I still haven’t read anything by the Brontës. Guess I need to get on that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Confinement

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Toxic friendship

classicsandcatnaps's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Violence

dev921's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

analea_lucille's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Child death

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

The pacing was great with many twists! It’s a great retelling of Jane Eyre, I haven’t read the whole novel (although I am this month), but I know the gist of the story and still recognized similarities! However it’s not completely the same which made it better in my opinion.

I really enjoyed the switching POVs! This was a quick, easy read. I wasn’t completely satisfied with the ending and felt there were a couple of plot holes but overall an entertaining domestic/gothic thriller!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Child death

czoltak's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Even though I found this extremely predictable, I still really enjoyed it. Something about Hawkins’ writing style is incredibly addicting and made it hard to not just read this all in one sitting. However the actual storyline and characters weren’t all that compelling. I definitely would recommend this as a good book for those who are new to the thriller genre. However, those who have read a lot of thrillers will probably agree that it’s nothing exciting. As this is her debut thriller/adult book, I will pick up Rachel Hawkins’ future works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Toxic friendship, and Murder

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

mysterymom40's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Classism, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, and Gaslighting