Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Meurtre mode d'emploi by Holly Jackson

235 reviews

sabrinahlkr's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Rape

Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Stalking

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

♡ Cold Case 

♡ Small Clues

♡ Murder Board

The plot was a bit cliché but entertaining enough.  It is unfortunate that the US edition had so much edited out, there are just moments that feel skipped over or some parts that seem missing general.  But in the end it was a good story.

I loved the formatting of this book, all the extra details like the schedules, text messages, were all formatted nicely.  It was an entertaining to read, it had twists and turns, an unlikely friendship, a killer hiding in plain sight, and a school project that turned into solving a murder.

Spice Level: n/a

POV: Third Person

Release Date: 05, January 2021

Rep: BIPOC (Main Character and Side Characters), Lesbian (Side Character)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Death, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Vomit, Child death, Car accident, Cursing, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Suicide, and Rape

thesesusspace's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.75

OH MY GOD, THANK YOU BOOKGRAM. This book had me hook, line, and sinker (even if it took me a bit to finish) big recommendation for people who like true crime/mystery 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Animal death, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Car accident, Kidnapping, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

redempta's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

5 🌟

It's my first murder mystery book and i loved it. The writing, the format, the intrigue were perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

clynns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Stalking, Drug use, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Racial slurs, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Animal death, Racism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Murder, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt

faithsbookreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

I liked this book! I listened to it as an audiobook & this is one of the few audiobooks i’ve really enjoyed so far. They had different voice actors for the characters & I really liked this aspect in comparison to the narrator using different voices for the characters. It was really fast-paced & I just wanted to keep listening! You can definitely tell that this book is a YA book but it was still good to me!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Car accident, Sexual assault, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Death, Rape, Murder, Confinement, Blood, and Animal death

msatomicbomb's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Animal death, and Rape

Minor: Vomit and Violence

lacysribbons's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal death, Gore, Medical content, Grief, Violence, Drug use, Bullying, Blood, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Murder, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, and Vomit

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Child abuse

icedlemonade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

IT WAS MR WARD I SWEAR I NEVER WOULDVE GUESSED

I would give this book as many stars as I could, all of it goes to Holly Jackson herself, the wonderful author of this masterpiece 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Self harm, and Racism

goodboibeefs's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Drug use, Sexual assault, Death, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual violence