Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

44 reviews

chireadsandchill's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Suicide attempt, and Violence

coco78337's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, and Death

Minor: Murder, Stalking, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

celery's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

becks444's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking and Grief

juanat77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gore, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

kaitlynleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I listened to this on a whim and am so glad I did! I didn't know anything going into it and the last few hours of it my mouth was just fully agape!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicide and Toxic relationship

fancyjess_party's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Self harm, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

wryrye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Stalking, Sexual violence, and Infidelity