Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

6 reviews

tiffdemonkey's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol

hellokatya's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.5

i went into this books with really high hopes… came out the other side very disappointed.
now let me be clear, this book absolutely wasn’t made for my tastes, so take my feelings with a grain of salt.

•  the writing was fantastic — claire fuller creates a beautiful atmosphere and is incredible at description and making words come to life; i just wasn’t looking for that in a book. i found myself skimming passages and having to re-read a few times to understand what was happening
• the writing style took quite a while to get used to. it reads a little odd - i’m not sure what it is - and it took me out of the immersion. it was a chore for a while to try and figure out what was being portrayed 
• i rarely wanted to pick it back up once i’d put it down — the only thing that kept me going was hoping the ending would suffice, but it kind of just went flat. i wasn’t impressed and felt there was a lot that could’ve been explored further.
• the ending felt very rushed and more closing down than finishing up a story

i would recommend for anyone who enjoys thorough atmosphere and imagery, with a taste for slow burns. this just wasn’t my kind of book, but i’m sure other people would love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

painausten314's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

jennikreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Infidelity

shelby_jane1029's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

stiney7887's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Murder