Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

4 reviews

daniofthewood's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical content, Bullying, Car accident, and Suicide

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

I loved this almost as much as the first, despite it being painfully predictable. Once again, the delivery is clean and the POV switch is complimentary instead of distracting, but we are left feeling.. well.. unfulfilled. I'll hopefully be back to add to this review once holiday chaos ends, but in the meantime, I would happily recommend this if you enjoyed the kind worth killing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Murder, Stalking, Alcohol, Child death, Toxic friendship, Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Mental illness

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

     This one was slightly better than the first one in some ways but not as good in others. Henry Kimball is back and hunting a pair of killers. After a former student hires Kimball to follow her cheating husband and his supposed mistress, they end up dead. But could these be linked to a school shooting in Kimball's past?
     My biggest issue with this book is that none of the main characters/ POV characters are likable. The story I found was more interesting and twisty. 
     The narrator was pretty good, but not the best with voices. Overall a solid 4-star book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual content

heather_harrison's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

A worthy successor to The Kind Worth Killing. 

Joan hires PI Henry Kimball, our “disgraced” ex-police protagonist, to investigate her husbands suspected cheating. 

And with that act, this rollercoaster of a plot is put into action. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Moderate: Mass/school shootings