Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe

19 reviews

melio22's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

deideo's review

emotional fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

l4urenbrooks's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

3.75

a reasonably quick read which was satisfying and gave big wattpad vibes but it was good nevertheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault, Death, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Drug use, and Gaslighting

danicampbell0506's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

ana_the_frog's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Rape, Sexism, and Cancer

jodierose14's review

dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Cancer, Medical content, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

livvlikesbooks's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Something about this book reminded me so much of reading fan fiction, I mean it says it in the dedication. 
But I loved it.
There were some details that once I read I forgot about. I don’t remember reading that they were on school holidays or vacation or whatever but half way through I thought, huh? Shouldn’t they be in school. But I’m the next few chapters it was clarified, that isn’t anything to do with the book not being set right, that’s just my stupidity.
The metaphor of people making their own coping mechanisms as a toolbox is fun and makes a lot of sense and I like that it wasn’t just mentioned once. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship

refrejarator's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This brings together so many of my favourite tropes (fanfic or otherwise). I was crying and laughing throughout the whole thing, and my heart was jumping each time they almost kissed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Blood, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Rape

princessrory's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

dododenise's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

I expected this book to feel a lot more like the millions of fanfics I’ve read with this exact trope. But it ended up feeling more like your usual ya contemporary novel. However, I still really loved it. Even if the trauma and angst threw me off a bit at the start, I grew to love this story. 
There was so much tension. Jesus, those girls really just danced around each other for years. It made my slow burn loving heart very happy. 
Anyway, Penny and Tate are amazing and I’d like to throw Lottie from a very high building :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual harassment and Rape