Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Fetele care am fost cândva by Tess Sharpe

95 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

that_person_logan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

I loved this. I thought it was poignant and beautiful and funny and emotional and devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

theliteraryteapot's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

For someone who has read probably like one or two thrillers in her life, I enjoyed this!

This is a thriller with teenagers that was well written, well paced and well constructed. I liked this straight forward writing. I liked the storytelling.
I didn't get that much attached to the characters except for Nora but I was surprised that it didn't bother me that much.
Nora's story (and her sister's) is tough. This book was darker than I thought it'd be, as it is the story of an abuse (of all kind) survivor who went through horrifying things.
Truthfully, I don't have much to say. I had a good time, I'm glad I had my bisexual and endometriosis representation, and I'm glad I tried the thriller genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

yikes_bee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The characters were extremely easy to understand especially with their backgrounds. The book was very fast paced, but not enough to confuse you. There was simply a lot going on in every page.  
Nora was a perfect character in the sense that she’s a teen who acts like one. And all of her “past girls” make perfect sense. The way Nora acts makes sense. She does all these things because of everything that she’s gone through and I love that. 
The relationships in here are beautifully written. Nora and lee are wonderful together. The perfect sibling bond, I love how she presents them together.  Nora and Wes are perfect. The love they have for each other is wonderful. It’s not romantic but as a reader you can tell how important they are for each other. 
This book is a perfect light read for anyone looking for a quick, dark book. It’s simple but playful yet talks about some tough topics. I would gladly read this again. It’s such a page turner!! I could barely put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

charlies_shelf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

“Don't ever apologize for being smart”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Murder

stacy837's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Abortion, and Alcohol

ninapolastri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

bealittlebrave's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Blood

ciaradooley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

5.0

i love this book i Love Love Love this book!
it is like nothing i have ever read before and i didn’t even know what to expect but it is so good 

nora is so fucking clever and sly and strong and crazy i love her so much and rebecca samantha katie ashley All of them all of the stories they are Just. and iris Baby and wes that love is there and i love them all I almost forgot they were fucking bank robbery hostages bc of how much went down but i loved it all

and tess sharpe is such a good author and i love that she’s the one that narrated the audiobook i feel like that added to it and made me feel it the way it was supposed to be read 
Fucking love it i will buy it and treasure it 🚂⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

mollieweitzman's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The MC’s voice/inner monologue was annoying at first it’s very teen girl but I quickly got over that when I realized how authentically real that voice is and true to Nora’s character. And OH GOD did I love this book. I can see why it’s so popular I haven’t read an audiobook so fast in a long time I wanted to be in the car to listen all day. It also got good SO FAST and I really was not expecting it. Obsessed. The audiobook is amazing definitely would recommend, and it’s read by the other so she definitely gets it and knows how to express her characters at their most raw. CHILLS. I will be watching the movie/tv show or whatever they do DUH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship