Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

O Namorado by Freida McFadden

91 reviews

mfrenz's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol

orlala17's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Main female character was not an enjoyable read, her poor decisions were a frustrating constant irritant.  Her constant talk on body image did not allow for an escape from the real world type of epic read. 

The POV from Tom made the book enjoyable and built the story.  It did not make any sense why he fell for Sydney.  The main plot twist saved the book.

Personal annoyance - talking of Sydney and Cindy on audio was very confusing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Another banger from Freida!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Torture

3milylbeck's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I want to give this book the highest rating I possibly can. I have been in a reading slump for 2 months and i picked this up and finished it in 7 hours. The plot twist…whoa. This is the first book by Freida McFadden I have read but I think i may have just found one of my new favorite authors. The book was so fast paced and i just could not put it down. The only downside of this book was the fact it made it lose sleep because I didn’t want to stop reading it. I love this book so much 10/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

The whole book is just wow.The plot twist definitely did its job. My mind was boggled.

THE WHOLE TIME THAT WAS THE KILLER!? Plot twist

sweetcookiecake's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder

sj_shanks's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

ryendnae's review against another edition

4.75

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship, Death of parent

kotashomelibrary's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

hanlov's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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My second Freida book, she does such a great job writing things you don’t want to put down but after enjoying Never Lie, this one fell short for me. Sydney was pretty annoying (how did girly survive this book idk) and I preferred the flashback chapters with Tom a lot more. Again, did not guess the ending (pleasant surprise) so bonus point for that but I was a bit disappointed in how everything wrapped up. nothing super special for me here! I was entertained and that is nice :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, Medical content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

alisondn96's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What a great book! Keeps you on your toes and the twists and turns just keep coming. Right when you think you know what’s going on, you don’t. Definitely was NOT expecting the ending. Finished in one day, I loved it. Definitely a 5 star read/listen for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment