Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Penance by Eliza Clark

64 reviews

tillydaisym's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

rebeccafarren's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Murder, Suicide, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Drug use

inesjp_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a masterpiece.

It is provocative, and it has an awful narrator, and you can't trust anyone. I hate the characters and the romantisation of a crime, and the way it is written, but isn't that the point of a fake true crime story? Love it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Suicide, Sexual assault, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse

milesjmoran's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence