Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Die Morde von Sherringford by Brittany Cavallaro

4 reviews

chloek608's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

2.0

I recommend this book if you like:

-YA college/uni

-Sherlock Holmes stories and similar vibes

-no romance

I have wanted to read this book for about 3 years. I definitely would have preferred if the book had a romantic element. The mystery was good but I couldn't warm to Charlotte and her emo, druggie demeanour. The story was a bit complex and left chunks of information out. When the mystery was revealed it wasn't as satisfying as I thought it would be.

The murderer was the school nurse who was a fiance to the guy Charlotte had got in to trouble. The fiance thinks he's dead but he isn't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Drug use

Moderate: Rape and Murder

Minor: Medical content and Toxic friendship

edmund_pearce's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Child death, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Cursing, and Eating disorder

xaphiro's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved it. It was one of my favorites when I read it as a kid and I’m surprised how much I didn’t remember. Loved the relationship between them but it took me a while, almost towards the end, to feel the cuteness. It reminds me of a current relationship, did not expect to find how much this book defined me and my life. Also, having watched Wednesday so recently, it was wild seeing the similarities. The opposite roommates and their cute friendship, the dark cold girl from the weird family with seemingly no feelings. The first time I read it I gave it five stars and I was thinking of lowering it to 4 on this reread but that scene

where holmes kisses watson and tells him that’s all she can do

really warmed my heart. It was an amazing journey warming up to the character even though they drove me crazy every other page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Murder

Minor: Blood and Car accident

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Drug use

Moderate: Stalking, Self harm, and Toxic friendship