Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

21 reviews

ace_ofhearts's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

I'm picky about prose when I read, and the prose in this book didn't grip me or feel very indulgent. I still think it was well written though, and I was completely swept away in the story!

A quick read that I ate through in 2 days. I felt well immersed in the setting and characters, and I cried through part of the book. Every part of the story was very well thought out, and I would probably even read it again some time.

If you're looking for a 'young lesbian in a conservative town' story, I couldn't recommend this book more highly :)

Especially if you want a happy ending or want to feel seen.

Check out the content warnings btw

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

thehomiemona's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

beaky's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Alyson Derrick smashes it out of the park. Forget Me Not is heartbreaking and hilarious (i genuinely lol’d) i also nearly cried. the ending is everything, and while i didn’t love the prose at the beginning i feel in love with it by the end. this is obviously perfect for fans of how to get the girl and all other Alyson Derrick or Rachel Lippincott fans! it’s the perfect, heartbreaking yet healing sapphic romance ! (i also read it in less than 24 hours!!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Abortion and Injury/Injury detail

bg_oseman_fan's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This book plays with the amnesia trope in a way that is very unique. I love how Stevie’s pov is written. Ultimately, some of the relationships between Stevie and her friends seem a little off, and too many characters seem really flat, and developments seem to be pushed along regardless of whether the groundwork for them had really been laid. It is a good story about the power of tenacity and love to change your world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol

kateausten's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

gwynethburns21's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Abortion, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

allimoose37's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

astraeal's review

emotional hopeful

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

midnightbelles's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Im literally in tears. This is the book little teenage me needed but adult me is so grateful to have. I can’t explain how much I connected with this story and just how much knowing something like this exists for young teens like Stevie comforts me. This is a perfectly cheesy, heartbreaking, and sweet novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content

nicoleanthony's review

emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail