Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

64 reviews

julierambaeck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

Soooooo cute!!!! The romance: perfect, the found family: perfect!
For fans of "The House in the Cerulean Sea"

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, Racism, Grief, and Homophobia

ofpagesandparagraphs's review

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic relationship

snailreader91's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

cooliuscaesar451's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Death of parent

foxwish's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.0

Most of the book was decent and easy to read despite how twee it is, telling instead of showing, not doing anything interesting with witches or magic and how alarmingly one-dimensional the characters are. Not to mention the adults and children all acting very similarly and speaking in the same way, it made the book come across as very juvenile.

What ruined this book for me was the terrible plot twist. The children literally don't care and even

animate their adopted mother's corpse?? But I guess that's okay because she was never around anyway, was that scene meant to be funny?

, it makes the adults seem stupid at best and manipulative at worst and I was shocked at how Mika quickly got over it just because she has a single sex scene.

The solicitor is meant to be the bad guy but he's the only one with any sense and was genuinely in the right.

I don't know how other people found this cozy at all, but Mandanna's work clearly isn't for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, and Toxic friendship

sustainably_lucia's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This is a story of human connection and how we are stronger together. It is about the search for belonging in a world that doesn't accept us as we are. It is about embracing and expressing who we are, having the courage to love and be loved, finding friends who become family, and learning to trust yourself after being hurt. It is a story about unconditional love and how the truth sets you free on the path toward healing.

The only thing that bothered me was all the swearing. It felt unnecessary and jarring. It took away from the coziness and heartfelt vibe of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Alcohol

Language

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Toxic relationship

laffi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent

lucystolethesky's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual content, Death, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse