Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

14 reviews

foreverinastory's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

 Thank you to Penguin Teen and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Wow I cried so much at the end of this.

A Scatter of Light follows Aria Tang West as she is sent out to live with her grandmother for a summer. Aria expects to be bored the whole summer, but then she meets Steph, her grandmother’s gardener. Steph brings Aria into her friend circle (which happens to be a bunch of lesbians) and shows Aria the queer scenes in Cali. Aria then begins to question her sexuality, especially when she can’t get Steph off her mind. 

This book is a journey of questioning. Coming into who you are. Figuring who you are after loss. Navigating toxic friendships and forging new stronger bonds. I loved everything about this book. It had it all for me. The last 20% or so had me sobbing the whole way through. This one has small cameos of characters from LNATTC, but it’s not a full on sequel. Aria’s story is her own and it’s one I’m so happy I’ve read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Outing, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

qraveline's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual harassment

kayladaila's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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: Sexual content, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Medical content, Abandonment, Dementia, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

bookwormbullet's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship