Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Reputation by Lex Croucher

89 reviews

friend_of_sappho's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Toxic friendship

elliya's review against another edition

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

4.25

I loved this story, though I was sold it as “queer regency” and the queerness is only a side pairing and what I might call a queer platonic toxic friendship. I love that romances give us happy endings :) But part of what I love about regency is the clothing descriptions, which were sadly lacking here. Nevertheless, a fun and quick read and I’m looking forward to more from Lex Croucher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

styxx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Classism, Abandonment, Body shaming, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

callidoralblack's review against another edition

lighthearted

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, Racism, and Sexual assault

purplemalena's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Blood

sophieinbookworld's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.75

I chose this book because a review, a quote on the book claimed Bridgerton meets Fleabag, not either of those. It’s the extreme version of Mean Girls meets maybe the author watched the Gwyneth Paltrow version of Emma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Bullying

berodatheelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Vomit, Grief, and Drug use

binevolentbookworm's review

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug use, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Slavery

dropout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying, Rape, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Slavery, Vomit, Drug abuse, and Grief

jackiepreston's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Homophobia, Death, Racism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Slavery