Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

8 reviews

baraya's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Chronic illness, Suicide, Pregnancy, Grief, Gaslighting, Medical content, Infidelity, Alcohol, Cancer, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

enlamont's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Gun violence

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

booksnbones13's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

this book is like a darker, modernly twisted version of the Great Gatsby; with two complex women main characters narrating their unique, but still alike, perspectives throughout this story of lies and deceit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

freyleong's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I found much of the plot predictable and yet I really enjoyed this book. It was exciting, dramatic, and full of twists and turns. A good thriller that had a happy-ish ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Self harm, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Classism, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

omgmkg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I was on the edge of my seat for this entire book. Oh my goodness the twists and turns, the characters, the full and genuine exploration of these two highly flawed and deeply intertwined characters. Each time I thought the large twist was here, there was another. This book is delicious and dark and smarter than you might think (though a bit heavy handed with themes of blame, and a lot more complicated with themes of “pretty things” than I initially expected). I listened to the audiobook and Julia Whelan absolutely excels, per always. Also a million points for the primary characters being mostly women and a not terrible portrayal of severe mental illness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

shaney_swift's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I've read enough thrillers to feel like I can generally see the plot twists coming, even if I don't predict them accurately. Janelle Brown, though, dropped one that was so unexpected to me that I literally found my husband to go "I DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING!" Well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Vomit and Toxic relationship