Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

271 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

I think I was unknowingly spoiled for this book years ago and had internalized the twist, even though I knew nothing else about the story, which made this pretty disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Torture, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

hue's review against another edition

mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

I found it too over written. Instead of it being a "only I can make her talk" sorta story it ended up being pint fed with infidelity.

That being the entire plot eventually and the twists and so didn't spark any interest in me. Perhaps I just don't care for stories where cheating makes shit go around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Gun violence

lottyfarmer's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, Confinement, Death, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Stalking, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent and Eating disorder

toadette07's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

amanda_reads89's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Car accident, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Addiction

cumminsn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This book kept me on my toes for it’s entirety. It is a mystery unlike any I’ve ever encountered, and there was a very unexpected twist towards the end of the story that shook my entire understanding of how the events of the story had played out, in a good way! This twist then made me look at everything leading to that moment in a new light, and then everything started clicking into place. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Stalking

Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Gun violence, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Suicide attempt, Blood, Self harm, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

lottie_wolf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Car accident

awkwardllama's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Infidelity, Murder, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Gore, Cursing, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

lisa07xie's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

The Ending wow I did not expect I loved it really but the rest of the book? Did not interest me like 80% of the book I thought was kinda boring to me and I thought I would DNF it but the chapters are really short so it was easier to get through which was really the only thing that kept me going except the huge plot twist at the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Child abuse

johnnytest's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, and Drug use