Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Tu by Caroline Kepnes

127 reviews

tezariah's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This wasn’t a favorite book of mine because of how creepy it was to read, but it did exactly what it said it was going to do. I think how the story was delivered was most definitely brilliant and as Stephen King even blurbed “scary” and “totally original”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

kuromium's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

honestly, this book is not one of my favorites but was a fun read nonetheless. however, I found the ending so lackluster (but I do understand the setup for a sequel). twas a good read overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

emory's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

xfallenxnightx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Very unsettling, being written from the perspective of Joe is an interesting voice choice that makes the novel even more uncomfortable to read. Many scenes had me cringing. All the characters are completely unlikeable in my opinion, but something about that made the novel more appealing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse

rachal_e's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kstericker's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

chinaskye12's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

mariaviola's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

viennajury's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

effys's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! Joe was creepy and disturbing and it was interesting to see inside his mind and how he saw others actions compared to his own. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder