Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant

8 reviews

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

a solid entry in the ya romance genre. really shines for providing a u pair perspective. i like the character has flaws and they are not shied away from while also not being too harsh. i love how the story feel like it could be a very true story. very engaging writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Ableism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Bullying

Minor: Deadnaming

guilloryj's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Racism

Moderate: Bullying and Toxic relationship

backlistmama's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Deadnaming

bi_n_large's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism and Toxic relationship

Minor: Fatphobia

frantically's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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

3.25

Loved the representation of black people and realistic depictions of anxiety but sadly the story and its characters fell a bit flat for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

quil's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

The story took a long time to get going, and the MC

spent most of the book being self absorbed and lying to everyone she cares about. It seemed like she was aware she was making bad choices but she didn’t care enough to change until the very end. I was disappointed that after she realizes how much she cares for Sam, she still goes to the gala with Nico because he was persistent and Sam wasn’t answering her texts or calls.

The MC’s friends and family were all much more likeable, and I’d rather read about them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

CW: deadnaming. One of the side characters deadnames Elliot Page. It was published after he came out so someone at the publisher should have caught that before going to print even if the scene was written before he came out, and they could have fixed it in the audiobook but they didn’t.

hazelsnoot's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, and Police brutality

lettuce_read's review

emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Toxic relationship