Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld

4 reviews

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Racism, and Death of parent

luxias's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

Narrative is cleverly given in alternating timelines, one proceeding and the other working backwards so that main character is slowly illuminated and we can understand how Jake came to be the way she is. The only disappointing thing about the book is the lack of full resolution at the end. I think a couple things could have been cleared up at the close, there are almost too many loose ends to be an open end. Otherwise, a stark, devastating, and prickly novel. The main character does not overtly want to be loved but you do anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jourdanicus's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship