Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Lies That Bind by April Yates, Rae Knowles

3 reviews

bookboxbabe's review

dark emotional tense 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

4.0

*thank you netgalley and publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review*

erotic horror is not a genre i thought even existed but here we are

firstly, the prose was so lovely in this. it’s so beautiful and i found myself rereading passages just because they flowed so nicely. these writers are definitely talented.

secondly, this was dark and hard to read at moments (in a good way) because it deals with some heavy topics. i’m not sure why the climax of the book was just “tell me what you want in bed” but no mind. it was delightfully creepy and had a bite to it…literally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Rape, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest and Emotional abuse

amyashby's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

theforestglenn's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Abandonment, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Incest, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Gore, Classism, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse