Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

4 reviews

danileah07's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

srah's review against another edition

3.5

I think Ted Bundy's Wikipedia page is heavily based on information from this book... which means that at the time it was a lot of inside information and now it doesn't really add a lot if you've already read his Wikipedia page.

The audiobook is read by the author, which adds an interesting layer, but she definitely does not have a trained voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Murder, and Sexual assault

miggyfool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Torture, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual assault, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion and Gun violence

eldritch_flower's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense slow-paced

4.0

 This was an interesting read. It's fairly short and it follows the case of Diane Downs, a woman who shot her three kids. It's short, to the point, no flowery language, and so well researched.

In this book we follow Diane's version of events, the aftermath, how her surviving children healed, Diane's past, the court proceedings, and her stay in a women's correctional facility(and her escape and recapture).

It's short, but definitely worth reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Violence