Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Aesthetica by Allie Rowbottom

15 reviews

sarah984's review against another edition

emotional slow-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

1.0

Very preachy and unpleasant writing, a lot of mean spirited railing against straw libfems the author imagines on Instagram. The #MeToo plotline is poorly integrated and resolves in a stupid, nothing way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Cancer, Eating disorder, Medical content, Rape, Vomit, Addiction, Classism, Sexual content, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Minor: Excrement, Self harm, and Car accident

freckledfemale's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Drug abuse

samuriah's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Sexual assault, Medical content, Drug abuse, Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

ohennui's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Rape

lowbrowhighart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Medical trauma, Vomit, Eating disorder, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Drug use, Medical content, Terminal illness, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body horror, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Sexual content, and Cancer

Minor: Car accident and Infertility

jennastopreading's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

jaimee_reads's review

dark sad slow-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

2.75

I feel like the book box I got this from mis-represented the book. This book is not about the procedure. The procedure is covered in a single paragraph about 2/3 of the way through the book. This is about a very specific 6 month or so period of Anna's life that is supposed to give the reader an idea of why she wanted this procedure. It seemed very tech dystopian when I was reading the summary, but it's not. It's very literary and sad. I love the author's writing, but this isn't what I expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Alcohol, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Grief, Body shaming, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Rape, Misogyny, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Gore, Body horror, Cancer, Bullying, and Chronic illness

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Rape, Body shaming, Cancer, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

This book should have either been heavily edited or shorter than the 256 pages it was. It felt like it tried to have two different stories but wait let’s and a third and maybe a fourth story and have no satisfying ending. It just reminded me that social media is fake and curated, that “perfect” bodies aren’t real, and you shouldn’t take your mother for granted. Or something. Disappointing read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Rape, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Addiction

marpaige's review

challenging dark reflective sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Gaslighting and Sexual content