Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

21 reviews

amre23's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Self harm, Stalking, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Rape

Moderate: Grief, Cursing, Suicide, Emotional abuse, War, Sexism, Terminal illness, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug abuse

Minor: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

mobymaize's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Simply wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Drug use, Alcohol, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Addiction, War, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Cancer

goosegame's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death and Stalking

sofipitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book so much I can barely talk about it. Schwab has a wonderful style of prose and just the emotions and the impact of this story is so unreal. Easily one of my top favorite books I've read this year. I hate it when book tok is correct about certain books being good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: War

anton13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? No

5.0

I’m speechless, truly. I mean it was so amazing. It’s beautiful written. No amount of words are enough to help me explain to you how amazing it was going on this journey. Absolutely stunning. The end really surprised me, I had never seen it coming but I love how it ended despite having to stop multiple times for a cry break haha. I just want everyone I know to read it cause it’s sooooo good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

roosveld's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

4.75

A lot of going back to the past

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Body horror, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

ashleybakerwrites's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Easy 5 star. Addie LaRue is the book I've wanted to read in New adulthood. I'm 25, and there is something so enchanting about this story. All the way down to the 4th wall breaking at the end. If I could remeet Addie every day I definitely would. Great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Confinement, Addiction, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Sexism, Rape, Abandonment, War, Violence, and Stalking

ladykatiereads's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Classism, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual content, and War

maddox22's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Torture, War, Violence, and Body horror

duckydarlingg's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

The first 300 pages were very slow and dragged on, the last 150 pages really drew me in and made me finish the book! V.E. Schwab’s writing style is beautiful! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War