Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

108 reviews

ctatu's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Self harm

zumpers's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Eating disorder, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

hereforthefunofit's review

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

3.5

it's definitely interesting but i didn't really get that much from the book other than an intriguing concept and nice quotes. sometimes that it is enough, but it wasn't the case for me here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Rape

lena_krysiak's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Moderate: Blood, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Death

leechspit's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolute poetry.  A journey with heartbreak and layers of complex thoughts and feelings. Ada is a beautiful character who goes through so much and we are blessed and cursed to read along.
The trauma and transition of Ada make you feel scared, and angry, and mad. I could read this book again and again losing myself in that raw feeling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

c_bonez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Very unique and captivating! It different than what I was expecting after reading PET and BITTER. I found it hard to read at several points due to the difficult content, but hard to put down because have never read a story like

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

leffel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

4.5

 It was really heavy and interesting to piece together what was going on inside the mind with what may be happening in the outside world.  I had started it once a long time ago and had trouble getting into the rhythm of the writing, but it clicked better this time and I finished it quickly! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

addyruth17's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Sexual content, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

ella_pittsford's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual violence

grandiose_r's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Car accident, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Addiction, Blood, Medical content, and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Lesbophobia, Infertility, Racism, Gaslighting, Transphobia, Cultural appropriation, and Homophobia

Minor: Outing, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Confinement