Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

105 reviews

matild_o's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

I loved Alina and her arc, I loved the world building and the building threat of the Darkling and I loved Tamar and Tolya. I didn't love Mal or Nikolai, Mal annoyed me at the end <when he was all whiny and I didn't like Nikolai's charisma and sarcasm. I know that's why people love him, but he just felt arrogant and rude, and I hated his and Alina's romance. >I did like when he was more serious and we saw more depth in him. 
<PS, the ending of this book really reminded me of the end of catching fire and mockingjay>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Murder, Sexual harassment, Child death, Blood, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Genocide

allym's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment

444louisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Confinement, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Torture, and War

annathology's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Violence

safety_pin's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, War, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Domestic abuse and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

dlrosebyh's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.5

2 stars for nikolai and 0.5 stars for the writing style

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Blood

lish_e's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

It felt slower than the first one. Sometimes a lot happened and sometimes nothing happened to progress the plot for a while.
While the pacing felt a little off sometimes it was still an okay read and I got through it quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Grief

Minor: Alcohol

lupinschocolate_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

this book was so good and i didn’t expect that ending at all ??? & the whole battle scene at the end had me sobbing so much.

also ouch the stuff with mal and alina at the end was painful, like the rift between them growing and him not understanding her was so </3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

maryjames's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: War, Torture, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying and Death of parent