Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson

13 reviews

alliebarberan's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

thesonnetsilence's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infertility, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body shaming

lizacorn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual violence, Animal death, Misogyny, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, War, Animal cruelty, Abortion, and Trafficking

grey_jayne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

This memoir does what the best of them do: I now feel like I know who Elvira is. Yours Cruelly, Elvira is a fearless tell-all of both a life of showbiz and a tireless journey into the spotlight and acceptance. The narrative covers 70 years of her life and is candidly thorough. This book is also fantastically queer throughout and should be read by both horror fans and lovers of queer memoirs. Check the content warnings though.

I chose to listen to the audiobook because Cassandra Peterson read it herself. I really don't know if there could be a better way to experience it, if possible. Elvira does the voices, like all great storytellers. Loved it and love her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

leahkarge's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

marigoldgem's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

*PLEASE check the trigger warnings before hand* 
I grew up loving Elvira and all things strange and unusual. Now I just love her more and admire Cassandra so much for being so bad ass. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

picking_back_up's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death

abbysnofun's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

**Definitely heed the content warnings on this book** This is one of my favorite celebrity memoirs I’ve ever read. Elvira is a life long inspiration of mine and this collection of her life stories has only emphasized that. She has done just about everything in her career and her most known work didn't take off until she was in her 30's which is uncommon for a woman in Hollywood and a perspective I really loved hearing. It's so conversational which only endeared me to her more, it felt like hearing your super cool aunts crazy life stories. Hearing about her partner at the end was just so sweet too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

ponydanza's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Elvira is the vamp we need, but do not deserve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

Minor: Grief and Abandonment

Elvira survived a lot, and we are happy to have her around.