Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Moorewood Family Rules by HelenKay Dimon

7 reviews

katrinaward's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

I literally haven’t stopped thinking about this book for a month it was so good and unique. Definitely read if you grew up a Gallagher Girl

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Murder, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

puddleshoes's review

challenging tense 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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide

myyam's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense fast-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

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence, Murder, and Car accident

juliesplotsandpages's review

funny lighthearted 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

5.0

I honestly loved this book! Was it the most well-written book I've read? Probably not. But that didn't bother me at all. I just got so invested in the story and the characters - especially the kooky family. The witty banter between Jillian and Beck was excellent! Beck in general was just fantastic - he was definitely a favorite character.

I was a little surprised to get a second point of view in the book that wasn't Beck. Instead it was one of Jillian's cousins, which seemed a little random. But I actually ended up liking her perspective! Maybe this book just hit me at the right time, but I had so much fun reading this book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Cancer, Car accident, Drug use, and Grief

sleeson's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

2.0

I should have read the book. The voices of the male characters performed by the narrator were not doing it for me. They all sounded like a grandma who chain-smokes. There was mild sexual content, and mild swearing. 
Again, I really think I would have enjoyed the physically version. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

sderrig's review

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Murder, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Suicide, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content, Drug use, and Car accident

cover2covertx's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the opportunity to read and review this ARC. This book was described as Knives Out meets Ocean’s 8 and it completely delivered!! The fast paced and witty banter (especially in the first half of the book) was PERFECT and gave me Gilmore Girls level verbal sparring vibes. 

The story was mostly cozy mystery with a tiny side of romance, as in honesty you could have taken Beck and Jillian’s romantic interest in each other out of the mix and still have an awesome and enjoyable story. The tension between the two though was fabulous, although it did shaft to fizzle a bit once they got together and the entire story overall started to be a little less fast paced and quick witted and a little bit sluggish at times. However, it picks up and the story is well worth the read. 

I loved the extra focus on their family dynamics and the point of view focusing at times on a character other than Jillian which gave the side characters more depth.


Oh! And also for the romance fans out there, this was a closed door romance with great tension and dialogue. :) 

All in all, I hope there’s another story with these characters and I really enjoyed the book! :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Murder, Cancer, Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship