Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke

15 reviews

cinnamxnstick's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

It took a little while for me to get into this, I thought maybe the foreshadowing was a bit heavy handed and that I knew where things were going. I was SO WRONG! 

When the action picked up, I felt like I had drank too many espressos! My heart was actually racing! 
I ended up staying up late to finish it, I just couldn’t put it down!

I wish I could give it 5 stars, because it really did what a thriller should towards the end! And the portrayal of all the different phases and challenges of womanhood and motherhood came through so strongly. 
But I did find it really quite difficult at the start, so with that as the only con, 4.5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Body shaming, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

lillyrose97's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Bullying, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, Murder, Death, and Rape

cheyenne_wue's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

jackie_reads_314's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcohol, Murder, Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Grief

insanebookperson's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcoholism, Grief, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

greatestheights's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed this one quite a bit and devoured it all almost entirely within one day. My main complaint is that I don't think we needed QUITE so many twists and turns — but overall, I was satisfied with the way all the pieces came together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Medical content

vjlp22_reader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Toxic friendship, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Minor: Death and Pregnancy

reading_ani's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Lucy Clarke…. She’s quickly becoming one of my fav thriller authors. Just.. wow! I admit she’s excellent in creating red herrings! And though I guessed one mystery right very quickly, I missed so many others and was audibly gasping and talking to the book towards the end! It’s such a fantastic read and I highly recommend it! Also, always remember the third and most important rule: what happens at the hen party, stays there! 🤐🤐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Death, Grief, Bullying, Violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, Rape, and Toxic relationship

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Murder, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

ccassidy98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship