Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Lola & the Millionaires: Part One by Kathryn Moon

14 reviews

evarinya's review

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual violence, Classism, Bullying, and Gaslighting

cozycactus's review

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

This book is a beautiful story about fighting the ugly voice that keeps trying to give you a beat down in your own head and letting others in to help you heal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

This story is about Lola recovering from a toxic relationship.

There are numerous flashbacks to said toxic behavior, often followed up by Lola's reminders to herself that those thoughts aren't healthy. It shows how effective Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a support group can be.

abookwormspov's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

sarah_2's review

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Rape

nose_in_a_book's review

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

🌶️🌶️

If you’re looking for a safe way to explore the after effects of sexual trauma, this is a great way to do it. Personally, I don’t enjoy media where it’s the main focus and there was very little of this book where that wasn’t a strong undertone. That said, the characters were all immensely charming. Moon always manages to create swoon-worthy men and this was no exception. The spice was definitely on the tamer end for a why choose with only one scene featuring our FMC with more than one partner. If you’re looking for relationship dynamics over smut, this is absolutely for you. 

I’m not sure why this is two books. The plot was barely existent which is totally fine in romance as long as the relationship development makes up the bulk of the plot. This book takes that route. Honestly, if the faint stalker plot line had been removed and a slightly more Happily Ever After chapter had been tagged on at the end with no other changes, I think this would have been a full story. I didn’t reach the end of this one desperate to hear more. I assume the next book is there so she can be claimed/have sex with the last couple alphas but that is so little plot to make an entire book on. 

I’m going to read it because my friend asked me to but I probably wouldn’t under other circumstances. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking and Mental illness

cozyreader9752's review

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

cassie12_21's review

fast-paced

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

2.75

This is like, light omegaverse: perfect if ur just getting into A/B/O. She isn’t the omega, which is rare, but there is a male omega. 
They talk in very brief flashbacks of her sexual assault from a past relationship. 

🌶️🌶️/5. I’m giving it two because of the orgy with anal. But the sex is bot very descriptive or long.    

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit

Lolas guys are all very sweet to her from the beginning, her trauma happened in the past in an ex-relationship.

rileyk's review

dark emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Minor: Trafficking and Suicidal thoughts

siad's review

emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

5.0

This is my second or third time reading this book and I still love it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual assault

Minor: Stalking, Vomit, and Drug abuse

thereadinghammock's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

To everyone who kept saying Lola was an ultimate comfort read......I get it now. I thought, "Lola's story is likely going to be so much darker than Baby's, how is anyone finding this a comfort read??" and I knew I was going to need to barrel through part one and <i>IMMEDIATELY</i> into part two (I was correct and had it ready on standby!) but DAMN, it's so good!!! Cozy, but at times suspenseful. Heartbreaking but also toothachingly sweet in the best way. If you thought the Howler's were amazing and "how could you pick just one favorite??" then Lola's men are the definition of an impossible choice. How are they all so perfect??? 

I'm already deep into part two and falling deeper and deeper in love with Lola's journey and all her Alphas, plus Leo and Rake!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking