Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

God of Malice by Rina Kent

59 reviews

tairimar's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

reading_adventures's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Sexual violence

Minor: Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

emmadb766's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

Way too over hyped. From an ethical standpoint this book is very debatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Cursing, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

tianelotter's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

So many characters to keep up with. I don’t know if I can get over the fact that Killian SA’s her over and over. I should probably give this a lower rating. Puked during the epilogue and the “my monster” parts. How is every man we meet the “most powerful”. What a buildup over the fake dead friend to be resolved in a few lines. I also love how Ava, Annika and Cece (I think that’s their names) just disappears after a few chapters. Also the my lord guy is super annoying nothing he says makes sense. I also think this book goes above just being “dark” and the writer uses shock value.  I also think people who say “if you think this is dark you should read …” should reevaluate their position on these types of books and how being desensitised against SA contributes to gender based violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

thewenzl's review against another edition

Got bored with repition of sociopathic behavior and FMC responses to it, not enough actual plot to moving the book forward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual violence, Classism, Drug use, Suicide, Sexism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

rizzykaye's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic relationship

jangrz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

eelka's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

blissful_barker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

poupimali's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

The first attempt to read this book, few month ago, was a failure.
I stopped within 30 pages and the chapter still remains an issue for me (I will explain below).

I tried again this time with the audiobook and it was a way better experience.

It is not quite an ennemies to lovers but we can relate.
Virgin and awakening FMC 
Psychopath MMC
Secret societies (along with mafia vibes)
He falls first 

Now I have two issues (big ones):
- the first “spice scene” and how it is treated all along the book.

It is basically a rape and a particularly degrading one, it made me really uncomfortable the first time and still do also because it is romanticized all along the book and no it is not.

- the POV of two characters (one chapter each) that give no information whatsoever. These don’t add anything to the story or the other characters. It adds pages but nothing to the plot.

Nevertheless the narrators are really good. So thanks to them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Torture