Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

60 reviews

erinvasut's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Child abuse

Minor: Abortion

shannonredwine8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Classism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Gun violence, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

jerwoodson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

mysticslinky's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Infertility, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Car accident, Medical content, and Pregnancy

smashbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body shaming, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Toxic friendship and Abortion

alaina's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This book suffered from gratuitous psychopathy. I almost checked out at the halfway mark and then again at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

sldibened's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Outing, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Abortion, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Grief, Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Stalking

em_pay22's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Fatphobia

xomandymoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Body shaming

antidietleah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

Good psychological theory. Walked away thinking, wow, these people are messed up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, and Bullying