Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

271 reviews

wytnie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

AMAZING plot twist, I didn't expect it. The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because the ending was left kind of up in the air. Its not a completely frustrating thing but I do wish it was tied up. Overall I would highly suggest people read this book.

after some thinking and talking about it with a friend i lowered the rating a bit, i feel like the ending was hinted at and it was still a good plot twist in the end but i think i let myself be blinded to things because i spent so much time being upset about the cheating

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

h3ymelissa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Drug use, Suicide, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Violence, Stalking, and Mental illness

schmanderpants's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence and Toxic relationship

fazington's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

unboundbooklover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Death, Stalking, Gore, and Gun violence

jes_reads00's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Grief, Sexual content, Child abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence

haley_mil_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

Moderate: Infidelity

loudo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Stalking, Self harm, Grief, Bullying, Gaslighting, Violence, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic relationship

corinnelora95's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A well written thriller with plenty of twists and turns. It reads more like a movie rather than a novel, clearly a result of Alex Michaelides' study of screenwriting. 

I felt that the first part moved a bit slow, with the action picking up in parts two and three. It became difficult to put down, and once I began part four, I knew I was in for a wild ride.

What's most interesting to me is that for the first 3 parts of the book, you believe that all of the events are happening at the same time- Theo and Kathy's marriage is falling apart WHILE he's treating Alicia at The Grove. But when you begin part four, you realize that the story has been told in a non-linear fashion- that Theo is going back and forth between the past and the present to tell the story. Part five wraps the two storylines nicely together, though the ending felt just a bit rushed after all of the driving action in the preceding parts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cursing, Infidelity, Death, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Self harm, and Confinement

Minor: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, and Car accident

steffxxxsteff's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Murder, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization