Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

6 reviews

georgiaalexturnbull's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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 feel like this book read me just as much as I read it. Ava ends up making a decision very much the opposite than I would have done myself but I love her for it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Colonisation and Toxic friendship

coreysbooks's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.25

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
⭐️⭐️/5 for me

Main character doesn’t get a lot of character development, a love triangle between our bisexual main character and her male roomie banker and a female lovely lawyer. Our main character is kind of cruel, she blatantly used both people, and then goes back to the banker in the end. She’s dishonest, and uses the people she “loves”. I think the only reason I finished is I loved the voice of the audiobook narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Death, and Cultural appropriation

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion and Emotional abuse

Minor: Colonisation and Infidelity

sarahna's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment and Sexual content

_malia_pt's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

amandasharabooks's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia

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