Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Before by Anna Todd

6 reviews

lissareadsalot's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Rape

planetshelf's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring 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

1.5

We're given some unnecessary information about the people in Hardin’s life before he met Tessa (that didn't come with any closure), but apart from that, there's no reason for this to be called Before. I didn't need to be told that Steph and Molly have feelings and motivations for acting straight-up evil. I was bored and felt that this was a pointless experience.

It's After from Hardin’s perspective and time jumps to much later. We shirked past Noah learning about Tessa’s cheating, but I would've thought that meaningful to Hardin’s ego and Hessa’s relationship dynamic. The most confusing decisions Hardin made were never touched on.

I learned more about Hardin in After We Fell and Ever After Happy than in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

lajjbuzz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

isabellav12345's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

doggipet's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

It was good to read about Molly & Steph's back story, but I thought it would lead somewhere.
Then readings Hardin's pov, seemed to just be a re-wording of what was happening in After.
Before felt like it was re-fluffing everything that's already been told. I would rather have read this together as an afterward in After ever happy. A bit of a let down, but still a good read for the fans.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship