Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

6 reviews

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

niliii's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Toxic friendship

ravenpuff's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

aleen_elizabeth's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

vixenreader's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Pacing issues aside, this horrifying text is a testament to how a child’s world can be deeply altered by a broken household and how isolating it can feel when said child is going through a crisis. Seriously, it is a masterpiece in childhood tragedy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Medical content

Be aware that this text addresses child endangerment, broken households, scammers, grooming, families in crisis, and home invasion.

jalepahe's review

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I'm not quite sure what to say about this book. It was a good book - had me hooked and had to try real hard to put down at times, but I have no idea how I feel about it, really. I didn't mind the story being told by an 8 year old POV, however, I hated 'daddo' nad how she was treated and acted like a 5 year old instead. I loathed the fucking mother, who only thought about her fucking affair partner, and sleeping with him - to the point where she essentially ditches her family for two days to do so in the middle of all of the chaos they are experiencing. Other Mother was certainly something, and she appeared a lot more times than what other reviewers say. And while I wasn't surprised by the main character's answer, I was as to the lead up for it - and the murders that took place for it too occur. Which, perfect opportunity for a sequel, just saying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic friendship