Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

American King by Sierra Simone

3 reviews

snowedinwithmykindle's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Biphobia, Abandonment, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Pregnancy, Homophobia, War, Toxic friendship, Infertility, Incest, and Medical trauma

laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Sexual assault

ireadinbed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

I bawled reading this final book. The ending was a twist I just didn't see coming at all and it hit me like a freight train. 

I once again appreciated the vivid description and many allusions, but the most recognizable villain just didn't work for me and some characters reactions to their machinations seemed badly explained and executed. 

But for me the intense interior lives of the characters really makes up for it! Rarely do I enjoy really smutty because I get cant get into the plot but I've had a good month! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Biphobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship