Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

De aard van breekbare dingen by Susan Meissner

8 reviews

sarahflanders's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Gore, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Murder, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

crabbytaco's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Physical abuse

ltulisiak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

3.75 stars. This book was a very quick read (listen) with enough drama and emotion to keep me hooked throughout. It centers around a young lady who is an Irish immigrant who initially lived in NY, but chose to answer a mail-order bride advertisement to move to San Fransisco to take care of a widower and his young daughter. However, not everything is as it appears. There are secrets to behold from every adult in this book. Ultimately it ends up being a story of strong motherly love, female relationships/friendships, and sometimes having to leave trauma or tragedy behind to start anew. 

This is not one of my all-time favorites, and realistically I will probably have to re-read my review and the synopsis in a year or more in order to jog my memory as to what this was about. But I was looking for something quick and enjoyable, and this did just the trick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infertility, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Death

Minor: Miscarriage and Child death

bookmaven17's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content, Child death, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

This story centers around the history of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The main characters contend with injuries, encampments for the displaced, and the fear and uncertainty surrounding escaping the city following a natural disaster.

mwvandermeulen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Tugged my heartstrings with the story of an almost-orphaned 5yo girl needing a mom, the bond that she forms with her dad’s “mail order bride”, the  destruction of the San Francisco earthquake at the turn of the century, and female friendships. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization

cursedepub's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide

gloriazthompson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Fire/Fire injury and Death

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, and Pregnancy

megloveswords12's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship