Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Ostre przedmioty by Gillian Flynn

164 reviews

daniarribas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Child death, Addiction, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, and Violence

bohemianzoe's review against another edition

4.0

heavy read. disturbing a lot of the times. still, couldn’t put it down. read trigger warnings before reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Sexual assault, Murder, Self harm, Addiction, Cursing, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Drug use

trunkyprewster's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Liked the audiobook narrator, Ann Marie Lee. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, Child death, Torture, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Vomit, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, and Homophobia

marisamoo's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

4.0

Three star because I liked it but don’t think it’ll be a lasting fave 
But four star bc I do think it’s a very well done thriller with a main character I actually liked, even tho I guessed the killer in the first quarter of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Blood, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse

edoering's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death, and Physical abuse

ch1oseph's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug use, Death, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Child death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Bullying, and Alcoholism

voxlunae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

God, this book is just so oppressively dark. I'd seen the show, so I knew what to expect, but there is scarcely a glimmer of light in the whole thing. It's a good, taut mystery, though, focusing on a truly troubled and damaged protagonist. I think the

cutting, especially the words, is a bit heavy-handed and needless

, but maybe that's just because it's triggering for me. It's a hard book to read and to recommend, but it's written well! Ha ha. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Violence, Medical content, Child abuse, Confinement, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Incest

aubrea27h's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was almost too dark for me to finish. I was incredibly uncomfortable when the main character started doing drugs with her 13 y/o sister. The author definitely meant for us to be uncomfortable but I was on the verge of not finishing the book over it and how much it made me dislike Camille.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Addiction, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

chewireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Gore, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Bullying, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Medical content

leebass7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Loved this, I never felt like I knew what was going to happen.

Brilliant depiction of Camille’s toxic relationship with her mother. The manipulation and the subtle digs felt true to life. Darkly funny at points with the outrageous things her mother would say to provoke her.

The plot never dragged and the audiobook was narrated well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Child death, Child abuse, Vomit, Death, and Grief