Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

O Namorado by Freida McFadden

91 reviews

folklorisms's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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ngl i thought i had the big twist figured out and then something completely different swooped in and i choked on my hot chocolate

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Abandonment

iwantgrilledcheese's review against another edition

1.75

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A mildly fun read; quite a clunky writing style (very stilted dialogue, very generic ‘inner dialogue’, and super basic characters). Nice for a beach or cabin or bathtub read. Decent twist but feels derivative of Gone Girl.  I appreciate the gore and the buildup to the climax but after a while I found the poor writing tough to push through, so I found myself skimming the last few chapters in spite of the climax and denouement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Murder

reading_is_my_therapy's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

meglikesamystery's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Okaaayyyyy Freida. You got me. I admit it. I totally thought I had everything figured out from the beginning, and while I had some details correct, I didn’t guess the big twist. This was a fast-paced, addicting read that I got through in a few sittings. This was my favorite Freida book so far, and I actually quite liked how everything was tied up in the end

I can’t give this 5⭐️ because this is yet another Freida read where the fmc could be physically beaten with red flags and she still wouldn’t realize. Can we stop doing this Freida??? Please!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment

Okaaayyyyy Freida. You got me. I admit it. I totally thought I had everything figured out from the beginning, and while I had some details correct, I didn’t guess the big twist. This was a fast-paced, addicting read that I got through in a few sittings. This was my favorite Freida book so far, and I actually quite liked how everything was tied up in the end I can’t give this 5⭐️ because this is yet another Freida read where the fmc could be physically beaten with red flags and she still wouldn’t realize. Can we stop doing this Freida??? Please!!

moxiereads's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Why, I find myself asking, is every main character I read from this author so obnoxious? 

Sydney, girl, GET A GRIP. Or maybe just a clue. There were so many things that she wrote off as "coincidences" that were NOT coincidental. 

Also, this is the second time a Frieda twist hasn't surprised me. I'm not sure why everyone was so shocked by this one, because I had it nailed down. 

The thing I didn't get correct was about Slug, but for the sake of spoilers I won't say what I thought or what was true. 

Omg, the ending of this was.... a lot and very very rushed. The epilogue served to show that Sydney remains a moron.

Let's make our main characters not stupid, please 🙏🏻... That is all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

swimmer120x's review against another edition

4.0

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Not as many twists as normal, but there was a really big one, that was once again unpredictable!

Wow, Freida, nice touch with the ant farm. I thought I finally had put all of the breadcrumbs from the trail together, but I was wrong.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship

Minor: Torture

Attempted sexual assault,

toxic friendship

klilla's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Murder

syvillafromm's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Pregnancy

lilikins's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Dexter season 7 (if you know, you know) meets tinder after dark

Are you a serial dater in this modern social media dating apps? Welp, Sydney (protagonist) will tell you to just go back to your ex.

This book takes you on the journey from two points of views: Sydney, the protagonist who just wants to find love and have a kid before 90. Same girl, same. And Tom the antagonist (well debatable) with daddy issues and a fascination with carotid arteries. Daddy issues do be messing up people huh.

These two characters go on a journey to find love. Whether it’s finding love with a person who is kind, smart & protective or finding a person who loves you just the way you are even when you love watching blood flow out of a body.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder

janecassar's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault