Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

79 reviews

boyname's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

corruptednatz's review against another edition

3.25

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Anna, please get a backbone. This whole family just tics me off. Here’s the order of who I would box in the ring; Nicole, Benny, Christopher, parents then Justin.  It’s a realistic outlook on a cold family dynamic. I hate the treatment of Anna but she’s the black sheep of the family, but I really don’t like how each time her family do something it would effect her just a little then she goes back to normal. It seems she tries to carry on after each jab but there were some that were inexcusable and she carried on like nothing happened.

The inexcusable jab was when she told her twin brother about her abortion and he then told her sister. When she learned about it she was hurt but then carried on. I think the author should’ve lamented on the betrayal of her brother and the retort she got from her sister.  the dynamic between them should’ve changed drastically but she acted the same towards her family.

I liked the ending and the climax was meh. The ghost isn’t as scary as she is disgusting looking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abortion

jenlengland's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting

Minor: Medical content

chaoticgobzy's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Dysphoria

sumia's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

alisonvh's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I love a good haunted-house story, and this one gave me everything I wanted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Gaslighting, Alcohol

tommelisesofia's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

kb_sherman's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Abortion

Minor: Biphobia

marsreadsthings's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

victoriarose12's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

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This was a fantastic and funny horror book. The MC's family were totally insufferable, and I really enjoyed how that added to the atmosphere of things around her being terrible. I really enjoyed this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol