Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

2 reviews

daniellekat's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

An important story focused on colonialism in Canada that needs to be told more often. Ultimately the writing was just not for me. It was very simple and I was expecting something with more nuance and prose. The characters were flat and it was hard to understand their motivations with the changing POVs and switching from first and third person narration. I was confused by the target audience for this book because the content could be challenging but the writing was very juvenile. It would be a great novel study for high school students due to the developed themes and stylistic choices. It was fascinating to know that this fictional tale was rooted in the author’s ancestry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Grief, Suicide, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Outing, Animal death, Racism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Murder, and Pregnancy

ibjilln's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Murder, Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, Murder, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Child death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Outing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship