Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

La casa en el mar más azul. Edición especial: Edición especial con cantos tintados by TJ Klune, Carlos Abreu Fetter

14 reviews

sssssoup's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

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This is hands down my favorite book I’ve ever read!! Not only is it 400 pages of free serotonin, it has important messages about prejudice and problems with the government that are especially relevant today. I think everyone should read it at some point in their lives because I believe everyone can learn something from it. It’s very well written and it makes my heart so happy (:

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief

annapox's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

vkodhai's review against another edition

5.0

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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence

mirichasha's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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New favorite book???? New favorite book!!! Like maybe this is actually my new reread and Red White & Royal Blue can take at least a short break (we'll see though, I have already read it three times this year). This book was just so joyful, so sweet, so full of hope and so relatable in its journey from sadness to a life of color. I want that for myself. This book gives me something to dream about.

See content warnings for discussion of fatphobia in this book, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry

bigotry against magical beings, internalized shame for same, abusive group homes/orphanages. I will say that although I absolutely adored this book essentially from page one... I was and still am frustrated about the fat rep. The blurb on the top of one of the copies (the one showing on storygraph) quotes Seanan McGuire saying, "This book is very close to perfect" and IMO the thing keeping it from perfection is the amount of body shaming happening with Linus. Most of it comes from himself, but in my view it doesn't get checked enough outside of the (appreciated) pushback from Talia and the appreciation from Arthur. Like. The growth around this came too little too late for me, although it did happen. I still wholeheartedly recommend this book, I'd just say be wary around this and don't let yourself internalize it. Again, a disappointing part of an otherwise perfect book.