Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

32 reviews

naijaleilani's review

slow-paced

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

1.5

It was so boring and i wanted to dnf it so bad but i just wanted to see if i was right about the ending which i was…very predictable and the writing is very amateur. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse, Blood, Addiction, and Drug use

dariana12's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

 I loved every page from start to finish!! The ending had me shocked! It’s literally the ending I kinda wished for and the details!! OMG! The ending felt a bit rushed but like in the best way because so much was happening at the end and things kept escalating until the end!! Also the metaphors she uses are so genius too! I loved to see the two point of views and I kept rooting for Delilah the whole time!!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse and Drug use

sushipie1114's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Ending felt rushed but overall a pretty good and interesting reading experience. 

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Death, Addiction, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

vale_likescheese's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The ending leaves you extremely shocked! I loved this book and It’s very interesting. I couldn’t put it down after a little bit of reading.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Death, Blood, Mental illness, Child abuse, Murder, and Drug use

Minor: Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Stalking, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

carolinec_19's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

av3ryriskygamble_'s review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Gaslighting, and Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism

marenm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

mchramu's review

challenging dark tense fast-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

this book was so good?? such a fun read with a very interesting plotline. i loved reading the different perspectives. logan was definitely super creepy but delilah isn't technically a good person either so um.. very mixed feelings about the characters but overall it's a good read!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

sleeson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

2.0

I listened to this book on audio. This book had so much potential, yet the ending was extremely flat. I don’t know if it had to do with the narrators or it was the author’s doing. There were two of narrators. One female, one male. The male narrator did a fantastic job portraying his character. The female narrator made the story tough to listen to. Her expressions didn’t match up with the female character. The audiobook kept me engaged. At one point I was on the edge of my seat. Then it just ended. As if you were watching a video and you ran out of tape. Disappointed. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

melissanniereads's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I loved the idea of this book, but the execution falls flat for me. I want to read about a very toxic love obsessed boy, as I'm sure many of us had to unfortunately deal with in high school. But the writing was way too rushed for me, especially toward the end, and I could have gone without the

drug subplot

as I feel what happened in the beginning was enough. I loved that the book did not hand waive away the relationship and portayed it exactly how it was, which I am so glad that the book does that, instead of making excuses for it like a million YA, and even a lot of Adult "romances" and romances in not quotes do. Not sure if it was just my copy, but i did not see a list of resources for readers who may be dealing with similar experiences that occur in the book, which i have wonderdfully seen some authors do, but was lacking in this one which rubbed me the wrong way, but again may have been my copy.  The great premise was there, but the sub par writing did not hold it through. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Suicide