Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

87 reviews

amgarrido's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Blood

isotope_s's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

laurennicole98's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, and Abandonment

sabbcm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Stalking, and Pregnancy

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not amazing, but not awful.
Told in multiple POV, altering timelines.

The story, as far as characters, got muddled and very confusing because there were so many in play during the  parts in the past. I did not see the thing with Michael coming! I liked how it happened and that it did. I feel bad for the kids in the past and present and the hardships growing up, no kid should have to endure any of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

pops's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Minor: Animal death

lorzosaur's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Medical content, Stalking, and Death of parent

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

dsmith111's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book is fantastic. My only down would be the amount of characters and how it isn’t easy to know who’s writing a certain chapter.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

alannahberkeley's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent