Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

64 reviews

morningxsunshine's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking

irmitcrab's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

the messages got a little heavy handed for me, like i didn't feel that it was necessary to have the feminist overtones spelled out so frequently and blatantly. i would rather have just drawn my own conclusions for ji-won's motivations bc they were pretty clear to begin with. BUT, all that being said, i thought it was a fun thriller with a fun killer protagonist to root for, and the heavy handedness of it made sense in that context. like yeah i'll root for the traumatized man killer, she deserves a little treat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jesikakaley's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Classism

daniellekat's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.75

UGH I thought this would be such an easy 5 star book. The writing was well done and easy to read, but just NOTHING was happening for so long. I nearly DNF'd when I got halfway and still nothing notable had happened. I skim read the second half and I'm glad I'm not spending any more time on this. This would have worked so much better as a novella. The imagery was great, although a little too much reliance on dreams by the author for my taste. I enjoyed the overarching themes and thought the narrow characterization of George and Geoffrey worked well. Overall this was just a major disappointment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

charleebc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

disguisedposer's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Abandonment

nellebelle's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I don't really know how to rate this book. I am deeply uncomfortable. I wish the characters weren't written so well, so I could say I hated it. The whole book is powerful and unsettling, but the last 20% is peak feminine rage that punches you in the face and spits on you. You should read it if that's your thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity and Stalking

darlingkelly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

blueinked's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Abandonment