Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

20 reviews

tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

I cried more than expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Classism, Toxic relationship, War, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Boy, these content warnings are a beast

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Mockingjay completes a trilogy in a crescendo of violence and trauma. Katniss has survived two Hunger Games, but recovering from the trauma and finally defeating the Capital is a burden that she can barely bear. The frank discussion of the PTSD and mental psychosis that comes from so much death and devastation in a teenager is a breath of fresh air from how many childhood traumas are handled in fiction. The ending is bittersweet but offers hope for a future of healing. A riveting and visceral ending to a series that has changed how I see the world for the better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Vomit, Xenophobia, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Classism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder

brittnybuysbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Ableism

sorin_books27's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Torture and Trafficking

luminifera's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

A good sequel and good closure for Katniss. Would like a sequel focused on another character too, showing what happens to Panem next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Gore, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Police brutality, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Child death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Vomit, Pregnancy, Classism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Gaslighting

Heaviest book of the three. The main cast goes off the deep end. One of the character sacrifices themselves for the others. Several characters die.

gracewiley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, War, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Slavery, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Child abuse

spookybitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, War, Child death, Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Police brutality

the_pysselfia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Classism, Self harm, War, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

nina17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Child death

danileah07's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Murder, Child death, Death, Gore, Police brutality, Violence, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicide, Vomit, and Incest