Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Pucking Wrong Number by C.R. Jane

54 reviews

megatza's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.0

Even knowing the CWs for this book, I wasn't totally prepared for *how* dark it got. Stalkers are not my jam, the hockey itself was mediocre, the romance had nothing for me. The author did give the FMC (who was *barely 18*) some personal agency, and there was recognition that she didn't totally feel great falling in love with a hockey player who basically held her captive...so it gets 2⭐️ and not 1⭐️. But oof this book was NOT for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

CWs are all listed at the beginning of the book and are very helpful!

lisapparition's review

dark medium-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

nlapean's review

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.75

This book is a walking red flag, but I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Abandonment, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Grief, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Drug use, Death of parent, and Addiction

amanda_reads13's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

Monroe is starting over in a new city when she gets a text from a wrong number. That text happens to be from Lincoln, the NHL golden boy. He instantly becomes obsessed with her and will stop at nothing to make her his. 

Lincoln deals with his pain by channelling his energy into hockey and obsessing over Monroe. Hockey by day, stalking and manipulating Monroe by night. 

Through most of her life, Monroe deals with her pain by working hard to overcome her terrible situation. Once she becomes the object of Lincoln's obsession, she tries to fight his hold on her and tries to remain independent, but eventually realizes there is no point. After everything this psychopath has done, he manages to manipulate her into becoming solely dependent on him. 

Both Lincoln and Monroe have endured horrific childhoods, I think they need therapy more than anything else. 

Tropes: touch her/you die, toxic, obsessed, opposites attract, dark, instalust

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

aytac's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

vee79's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Death of parent

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review

fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death of parent

risseandshine's review

challenging

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Addiction, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

theartistreader's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

TROPES:
- Ice hockey
- Obsessed hero with psychotic tendencies
- If I can't have you, nobody can
- Wrong number/mistaken identity
- Virgin heroine
- OTT & protective hero

I saw this allover BookTok and I always get nervous about reading its recs because I worry that they won't live up to the hype. Rest assured, this definitely did!

I can sometimes struggle to get through ice hockey romances because they can be really long or slow paced, but this was literally everything I needed and more. I did it in one sitting, and now I'm annoyed that book 2 isn't available yet. Roll on book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug use, Grief, and Sexual violence

taylormshipley's review

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Physical abuse and Panic attacks/disorders