Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

62 reviews

dilani's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Can’t decide what I disliked more. Maybe the N I N E T E E N year age gap?? Or maybe Jordan who’s “not like other girls 🤪” because of her love for the 80s?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse

valrunin's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

I hated Pike so much. How did he always manage to make her cry, bro 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse and Violence

yasaman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Vomit

mproper1's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Classism, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Grief, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

devynvma0508's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

2.0

I read Credence first and although that book has flaws the writing and character development was much better than this one. It has a “happy ending” but not my favorite.  MMC bothers me so much! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

joyful_tomato's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

2.75

I feel icky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

The smut was decent, however there wasn’t a lot of it. I didn’t like any of the main characters and the relationship was toxic and icky.

timedothwasteme's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident

Moderate: Physical abuse and Pregnancy

frederh's review against another edition

funny sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Toxic relationship and Alcohol

The female main character just turns 19 at the beginning of the book. There is a twenty year age gap.

neekoshimmer32's review against another edition

challenging slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Cursing, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, Classism, Car accident, and Abandonment