Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn

9 reviews

rachaelwho's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So yeah, it's wish fulfillment/a morality play, but I still really enjoyed this one. Works for me.

Tw for

forced pregnancy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Classism

Minor: Vomit

dkamada's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

that_robin's review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really struggled with the narration in the book, but the stories of the individual characters and their choices were compelling for me. Lots of parallels to our current world; good food for thought. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Colonisation

immaghost's review against another edition

4.25

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Minor: Self harm

coffeebean216's review against another edition

0.5

dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Vomit, Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Medical content, Abandonment

k_shimer's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Classism

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Dysphoria

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

jacquatch's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent

mandi_lea's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

wornpagesandendlesscoffey's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Yours for the Taking takes sapphic novels and redefines them. I can imagine its characters asking 'Bechtel test? How primitive.' This book asks the question 'What if a white feminist is given supreme power and authority'- and the results are as disastrous and disturbing as you can imagine. In a world ravaged by climate change, a world destroyed by raging storms and too high temperatures, innovators create "Inside"; a safe zone for the select few financed by the world's billionaires. The story follows a group of women as they navigate this new world, the betrayals, love, and heartache they experience; and how dangerous a lack of intersectionality can be. This one is one to watch, and an important commentary on our social and personal dynamics in an ever changing world that never truly has our best interests at heart. A gripping narrative about power, race, and identity- and how even at the end of the world we divide and oppress each other. And what happens when we say enough is enough.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Classism