Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

56 reviews

jennaxbakos's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It disturbed me deeply but in the best way. It’s a beautiful written book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Body horror, Violence, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Self harm, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

himangi's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

2.0

fuck this book. i hated this. 2022 is off to a great start. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

cupcait's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

honeytangerine's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

mmesecar99's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Torture, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Self harm

itisalexandra's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

paigespages08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I liked the style of the book and parts if it made me kinda disgusted but I don't like how it fetisizes lesbian relationships, but I also think that this couple was just meant to be odd and it very much is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Murder

Minor: Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Vomit

ehernandez's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

bookswithgracie's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

laurenbowes's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Vomit