Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey

6 reviews

violetvulptex's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Toxic friendship, Sexism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol

hemmyreads's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity

sailormegan's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

I picked up Wreck The Halls fully expecting a cheesy, fun, holiday read. This ended up being the most Un-Christmas, Christmas book I’ve read. Other than the casual mention of Christmas Eve, a decorated tree in the corner of a house and a few Santa Clauses fighting, there really wasn’t much holiday cheer to it. In fact, take those out and this story could’ve taken place any time of the year. 

The plot itself was cute and drew me in. Though I really wanted to see more of Octavia and Trina’s story and relationship. Beat and Melody were adorable at times but some scenes edged

(iykyk)

on cringey and it crossed the line at

Every beat needs a melody

or whatever he says. I also found Beat to be a little too possessive at times and got stalker-vibes during the whiskey glass scene and the

aggressively sniffing Melody’s shirt

scene. 

There was a healthy amount of spice but some descriptions were unclear and also…. I couldn’t believe that Beat would monologue for as long as he did while he… you know. 

Melody was definitely a winning character for me and I truly believe that hundreds of thousands of people would tune into a live stream of her life. 

Overall, cute and fun romance read that I’m not upset with… except that I wanted at least ONE caroler carolling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Alcohol

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Adorably cute and so spicy! Great premise that gives the plot durability beyond the romance. I loved Melody and Beat and their moms were pretty damn cool too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Classism, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content

aileron's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Infidelity

Minor: Classism, Toxic friendship, Stalking, and Abandonment

kaitlinnoodles's review

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Vomit