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Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'
You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky
11 reviews
valereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
its_vendetta's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism
Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
casdelvo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
fuzzywilson's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Alcohol
20sidedbi's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
crypticbutton's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism
morganperks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Outing, and Gaslighting
flohbeutel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
* Scheinbar ist der Titel eine Anspielung auf ein Lied über den Grinch. Damit seid ihr besser ausgerüstet, als ich.
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Fazit: 45 % Schitty, 100 % queer and fabulous
Die zwei Kritikpunkte, die ich habe, ist, dass stellenweise einfach gar nix passiert, und ich ganze Seiten überspringen konnte, ohne was zu verpassen, und dass Hector und Matthew sich viel zu schnell miteinander verbünden. Von mir aus hätten sie sich ein bisschen länger bekriegen können.
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Queer-Rating: m/m, bi und schwul, keine Queerenfeindlichkeit, Nebencharaktere sind lesbisch und trans
Dieses Buch enthält: Enemy to Lover, erzwungene Nähe, Grovel,
Alter der Protagonisten: Beide sind 21
Content Note: Matthew hat GAD und regelmäßig Panik- und Angstattacken, Fehlgeburt wird erwähnt, Scheidung
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit
booksdogsandcoffee's review
- 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
Janovsky knocked this Holiday time romance out of the park. The chemistry between Matthew and his love interest Hector is palpable. I think my favorite part of this book was the way Janovsky wrote and showed how Matthew struggles with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. So many people struggle with GAD and it isn't talked about enough. Throughout the book Matthew is shown going through panic attacks and his own coping mechanisms.
On top of that Hector is so understanding and empathetic to Matthew's anxiety, which is a first for him. Since Matthew comes from parents who shoved him off on nannies and didn't spend too much time with him, his anxiety is a big theme throughout the novel.
Matthew's coping mechanism is to start planning a party in his head when he starts feeling things spinning out of control. Which is very relatable to so many people who deal with GAD. They try to hold on to the things they can control in a situation that is spiraling.
On top of the amazing Anxiety representation Hector is not only bisexual, but Puerto Rican. There are side characters that are sapphic, and trans. And it normalizes therapy.
The spicy parts were both tender and realistic, from what I know of queer men having sex. I really enjoyed the narrator as well.
cw
abandonment
gaslighting
toxic friendship
toxic relationship
sexual content
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism
patricktreads's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Thankfully that calmed down and it became more bearable.
Overall though, I did enjoy it and would happily read another one of his books.
Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism