Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales

8 reviews

lim's review against another edition

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Moderate: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol, Biphobia, Cursing, Bullying, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

infinitefandomstrash's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Grief, Fatphobia, Outing, and Toxic relationship

itsemlyyn's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

Moderate: Biphobia, Outing, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma

nothingrhymeswithrachel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.75

Obviously the romance of this story is beautiful, and I am obsessed with Will and Ollie. But, Aunt Linda’s story line in this book is what really brought this book together for me. So often romance books forget about the rest of the family involved in someone’s life, but family was a major part of the plot in this book. I cried several times during this book and I have never even been closely affected by cancer, I cannot imagine what it would do to those who have. Absolutely beautifully written, I loved that story line. The only gripe I have is that Lara’s character development seems fake. She never apologizes for her actions, she doesn’t even seem to change. She just suddenly has an excuse for why she was so mean to everyone around her. We’re supposed to like her by the end but I just could not do it, she needed to be held accountable instead of consistently coddled by her friends. Anyway, this book is very good. It turns out I am a big fan of Sophie Gonzales.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Homophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

bookstorebinge's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Biphobia, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

jbellomy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death

marissasbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia