Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Damaged by Onley James

5 reviews

wii3rdo's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

EVERY STORY IN THIS FUCKING SERIES MAKES IT BETTER AND BETTER ISTG 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Body horror, Cursing, Classism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This was such a fun read! I loved that we got to meet some new faces that I’m sure will pop up in other Necessary Evils books. I also really liked that we got to see the Mulvaney’s from an outside perspective. Okay, so Dimitri is the absolute sweetest! He may be a psychopath, but he loves Arlo with every fiber of his being. And Arlo is just adorable. I love that he goes from this timid shy person in the beginning to sassing very dangerous people (Asa & August) with little thought. This was so good and I can’t wait to dive into the next book! This is getting four out of five stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual violence

shybookstagramer's review against another edition

5.0

This is the first book that doesn't center around one of the Mulvaney boys but we still have a beloved psychopath who just wants to lay claim to his obsession. I really liked this one. I ended up reading this in the middle of reading Headcase because he was introduced in that and I was very confused at who this guy was and all the plot holes that came of not knowing his background. So I stopped headcase to go read this one. It provided some much-needed background. Even though this book was a novella instead of a full novel like the others in the series, it didn't disappoint. There was a great plot, characters, and spice! Overall a really great and necessary addition to the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse

sabinehunter's review against another edition

dark funny fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Blood, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Child abuse