Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Parts 1 & 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas

29 reviews

lqne's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Murder, Slavery, Classism, Confinement, Death, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Excrement, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

lizzye33's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Grief, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, War, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

rory18's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Vomit, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Gore, Sexism, Slavery, Alcohol, Colonisation, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Sexual content, War, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Religious bigotry

dianak99's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

1.75

I really liked the book for a while but then the story's plot and tone completely chaged in the middle of it. I then found the book to be disappointing and hard to finish. Also the main character was so useless and the guy did it with her while still lying to her!!! This book makes me doubt booktok. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Torture, and Toxic friendship

1.The first guy is still lying to her when they have sex and later the lines of consent with the second love intrest are blury. Its basically bind yourself to me or die and then he makes her uncomfortable by forcing her to wear little clothing in front of others, drugs her, and touches her afterwards for several nights for months! And she doesn't fully hate him for it because he could have abused his position against her worse. And he sorta admits to her the reason he didn't go further with her sexually was because he didnt want to fight with that first guy (not because that would have be wrong). Both men in the book made me feel icky for how they treated the main female character and the relationship dynamics felt toxic> 2. The main character is forced to murder innocents at the end

zc2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Ok listen… I didn’t think I would like it imma be honest. Howeva once I got to the plot 👀. I finished the book in 2 days however I’m curious as to why Tamlin is referred to as “tampon” on booktok. I’m scared to read the next one. Although intrigued. Smut not good don’t recommend😐.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Vomit, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Abandonment, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

eadrianschmitz's review against another edition

The writing feels sloppy:

~"he was merciless" but he spared you which is merciful

says her name twice in a convo, on the third time she says ~"so he remembered my name" but he already said it twice? Main character drives me crazy, feels so pathetic how she's

slave to her toxic family and continues to worry and help them even though her father said never return clearly so he can be "taken care of" long term

. Reading this just infuriated me and not in a passionate way, in an annoyed, "why would I waste time on this" way. A shame too because I loved Throne of Glass!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

csmall73'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Initially the story kind of meandered through events that don’t seem to have much value to a storyline. Everything does tie in an intricate plot that even extends past its own series. As things develop it becomes quite chaotic and confusing but it is good. You get sucked into the story and into feyre. You must know what happens next even though it breaks her and it breaks you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Drug abuse, Blood, Death, Gore, Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Torture, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

meghansarmiento97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Alcohol, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

caligula1241's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Confinement