Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

41 reviews

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism

irahann's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

I HATED Jacob so much

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

rin_dawg's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

elysh_kaye's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

 This book contains some of the most toxic men I have ever read, I guess that's largely down to me largely reading women but still!!

Edward: codependency, manipulative, you know the vibes
Jacob: (TW) assaults Bella twice, and she still feels guilty?

Also, I had this problem with New Moon, and I know I should expect the best writing from Twilight. But the referencing and "foreshadowing" is so heavy handed it really irritates me. Why does Stephanie have to remind us every few pages that there is parallels to Wuthering Heights (and previously Romeo and Juliet), I'm not that dumb I can understand what you're trying to do!!

This is the same with the legend of the third-wife. I think it would have been so much better if we didn't have Bella telling us every five seconds that she was going to try and do what the third-wife had done. I think it should have been just the legend being told to her and then reference it after Bella does it, or as/immediately before.

But hey, it's just Twilight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting

jjpope's review against another edition

dark mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

creatures2010's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death

jjjreads's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

Terrible; zero of ten do not recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma

rini's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault

georgia1981's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

Rereading these books along with the Hot & Bothered Podcast's: Twilight in Quarantine. Originally read these books as a teen and remembered liking them but they really don't hold up. The podcast was funny and fun to listen to but also didn't skip over or make light of the real serious issues these books have. Warning though, because of the seriousness and issues with these books, they have decided to only do one podcast for all of book 4 instead of their usual 1 podcast per chapter of each book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child death

manarnia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.75

There is something very enjoyable and readable about these books, but this book in particular has so many upsetting moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence