Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Old Enough by Haley Jakobson

57 reviews

imstephtacular's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Blood, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Grief, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Classism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

taemaeto's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Sexual assault, Rape, Blood, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

beccaand's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia, Alcohol, and Homophobia

hanraye's review

medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

First read of 2024! 

Will be processing this one in therapy (thank god for therapy). Old Enough is the book I wish I’d had at 14, 17, 21… The queer validation I didn’t know I needed even as I am in my safe, happy, queer relationship. Tears were absolutely shed - over love, in mourning, and for the beauty of the expansiveness of queer identity and experience. Thank you for writing this book, Haley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Biphobia and Toxic friendship

lana_reads98's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Transphobia

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

themagpiereads's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, and Sexual assault

purplesoccer126's review

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse

tinmanreading's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Blood, Homophobia, Rape, and Transphobia

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

jcinf's review

hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

5.0

This book honestly made me wish I came out in college. I wish I had the sense of community that Sav had. The Queer conversations, Queer experiences, Queer love. It made me kinda sad honestly I didn’t get to live that in college. 

That said, I loved this book. For it to make me yearn for a past I never had says a lot about the friendship and community I felt while reading this. 

The characters were lovable. The plot was enjoyable. The character arc was really good. 

I can’t pinpoint it, but something is keeping this from being a 5-star read for me. I might change my mind and adjust my rating, though. 

Edit: yeah, I love it. Changing to 5 stars. It’s so fuckin good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Domestic abuse

thepostman96's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Biphobia, and Adult/minor relationship