Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Bad Fruit by Ella King

10 reviews

sannesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Going into this I didn't know this is not a traditional thriller or mystery. It is a very dark and emotional book. Search up trigger warnings if you are sensetive to certain topics. If you are not a sensetive reader, I wouldn't look up trigger warnings since I feel it might spoil the story, especially with 'thrillers'. 

Beginning starts off relatively slow in comparison to the rest of the book but I don't mind that too much since the story is gripping from the very beginning. It helped me get out of my reading slump. Especially later on, I wanted to keep reading! What I find the best thing about this book are the characters. They are great, super complex characters.

This book provoked emotions in me, which makes a book really good in my opinion. It was so dark, it sometimes gave me the chills and made me tense. It also me worried and sad. This disturbing story will definitely hunt me for some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

kcg_mx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

hanhodge's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Murder

kekeli's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Murder

clarxvizconde13's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Murder

I think the book has depth - after reading it, the title "Bad Fruit" has so many meanings.

batcaves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Incest, Violence, Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Abandonment, Confinement, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

l_lilly_05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, and Rape

reflexivecorpus's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Rape

aigreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Incest, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident

blundershelf's review

3.75

wow okay that scared the shit out of me and made me cry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Child abuse