Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

8 reviews

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

madalina0_0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Abandonment, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Suicide

loona0's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence

ambb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I can’t put into words how I feel after reading this. This is one of those books you really mourn finishing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Addiction, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Bullying

Minor: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

ericarao's review against another edition

mysterious 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

kansxlibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense

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

4.5

Yes this book has A LOT of trigger warnings- not all of them are graphic. The way the author wrote this book is so captivating and yes I was sitting with my mouth open after I finished the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Self harm, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Violence, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Racism, and War

beautifulbooks12345's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Violence, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, and Infertility

beren_wren's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence