Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis

29 reviews

23phaces's review

tense

• 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

ember_is_gay's review

challenging dark emotional funny

• 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 have no idea what this was about. Maybe I was not the target audience, but it feels very pretentious and a lot of words to say not a lot. And honestly, I am kinda sad because I was looking forward to it. 

I did enjoy the weird gore/porn bit. And I really liked the expanse of lesbians displayed; the 6 main characters show a huge range of what a lesbian can be and the nuances within our community. He/him lesbians, non-binary lesbians, lesbians who have had top surgery!! All valid lesbians and all so important to be recognised. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit, Gore, and Torture

maksipad's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-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

3.75

I am still processing this book lol. I think I liked it?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

fkshg8465's review against another edition

medium-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

1.0

I was really excited to read this, but it fell flat for me, and I really could’ve done without the whole green string thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

annietaber's review

Literally so disturbing and for WHAT. I like a dark novel but the sudden body horror was simply too much and wasn’t even remotely connected to the plot or any character development. Shock just for scandal’s sake. I couldn’t recommend it to anyone in good conscience. Also, the characters never revealed who they were. Each action they made caught me off guard consistently; I’d think I knew each character and then they’d react in a way completely unhinged from any prior development or plot. Seemed confused in its vision and goal; instead all I got was that to be a modern lesbian you had to mutilate yourself— literally and figuratively. I thought about finishing just to say I’d read it, but after sleeping on the horrifying porno scene, I couldn’t justify putting myself through that for a book that wasn’t even important to me in the first place. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Gore, Blood, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

kchamp's review

dark medium-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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

alysereadsbooks's review

challenging emotional funny reflective slow-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

This book was recommended to me on Tiktok and I was drawn to a perceived combination of millennial restlessness and LBGT representation. The book is heavily literary and felt dense at times. Overall, I left the book feeling confused. There were some truly memorable scenes but I have never been so confused by a book before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Dysphoria, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

pollybirdie's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

So uncomfortable. A train wreck I couldn’t look away from. I felt seen in ways I had never encountered in a novel before, represented in the dramatic “high femme camp antics” of Sasha, yet I also felt like an outsider amongst wealthy east coast queers I could not relate to. I couldn’t put the book down and I felt emotionally drained afterwards. Loved it. Don’t know if I could read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Toxic relationship

geo81's review

slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Biphobia

Minor: Excrement