Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin

4 reviews

lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A fun, wild ride! I really loved how this book blended romance and suspense/thriller. 

It was hard not to get frustrated with Maggie. Especially in the past chapters. But I still really enjoyed watching her story unfold

Like most books in this genre, it’s best to go in blind and let the story unfold as you read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Murder

feralsarah's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious medium-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

4.25

A slow burn of mystery, angst, and love. Kept me hooked the whole time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Stalking, Gaslighting, Classism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Stalking, Child abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

deshanejt's review

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

4.0

This was my first book by Kiersten Modglin, and I loved it so much I look forward to reading more!!

The suspense, the spice, the plot... Very well done!! 👍🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Stalking and Pregnancy

nadia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

I listened to this on audio and was very intrigued at the beginning, curious as to where it was all going...

Ultimately, I got frustrated with the main character and her decisions and the key romance thread/theme in the book got rather repetitive. On top of that, based on what we'd been told about the characters, some of their actions at different times felt farfetched/unbelievable.

I wasn't as emotionally invested come the end as I thought I'd be given the beginning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Mental illness