Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

307 reviews

pia_altv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Rape, and Slavery

hello_divine's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? No

4.0

In the beginning, it was hard, at least for me as a non-native speaker, to follow the story because of the specific vocabulary and the conversations in slang and dialect. But by the middle of the book I got better and still it is beautifully written, almost like a piece of art. It's so detailed and touching that I felt like I was right there with them! The raw and authentic portrait of the time added to that feeling. Kya's coming-of-age story is heartbreaking, but also full of heartwarming resilience. I really like Kya - she's such a lovable and fascinating character! Unfortunately, I found the ending quite weak: lots of events but very little emotion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Stalking, Sexual assault, Death, Racism, Bullying, and Murder

Minor: War and Infertility

user1681144's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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

I tried way too many times reading this book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

lottie1803's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

cnannery19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Infertility, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Bullying, Misogyny, Cancer, Death, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

alisonw's review against another edition

sad 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

I honestly just can’t with a book that’s placing itself so heavily in the real world with (may I add, absolutely beautiful) descriptions of nature with obvious scientific roots… and then the main character is such a painfully unrealistic Mary Sue. 
A certain degree of it is normal if not enjoyable, but the dual description of someone who is basically feral and yet looks conventionally beautiful, teaches herself to do an untold number of things from books alone and seemingly never needs medical help or anything of the sort? I just couldn’t hold off the disbelief.

The fact that I trudged to the end of this book is due to the aforementioned beautiful descriptions of marshland, and a personal insatiable curiosity when it comes to whodunnits. I would honestly say the ending was the worst part of the book though, not for whodunnit but just the fact that it felt very forced and rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

emnime's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Grief, Bullying, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Cursing, Hate crime, and Car accident

Minor: Infertility

shyleek's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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? No

4.75

I sat on this for 24 hours before writing the review. I don't have a lot of triggers, I can process things like a healthy adult, however this did bring up a lot of stuff. So to write a fair review I had to give my head some space. 

Growing up with Kya was a beautiful and sad journey all at the same time. She was so strong and overcame everything thrown at her but you couldn't help but think that she shouldn't have those things thrown at her to begin with.

Honestly the ending wrecked me. Because while I fully expected it, I didn't want to believe it.

I wanted to hold on to Kyas innocence.

This book will take you on an emotional roller coaster. If you can handle the content, I strongly recommend this read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Racism, Murder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Confinement, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Self harm

quietmarki's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Listened to the audio bc I was scared reading it, but it's okay. I was spoiled by reading the reviews (my bad) but still liked it enough to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

tabbyjleonard's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault