Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Favorites by Layne Fargo

49 reviews

m_a_j's review against another edition

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

1.5

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m_liz's review against another edition

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

4.75

I enjoyed the first 75% of this, but the last 25% really kicked it up a notch. The drama shifted at the 75% mark, with different characters acting as the antagonists and different forces creating the tension, and I loved how that changed the story and how the characters interacted. The hype was real with this one…brb gonna go watch some Olympic ice dance videos.
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kristakp's review against another edition

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

3.75

The narrative felt a little too long, some parts dragged. I enjoyed the cinematic prose, it was engaging. The tension was off the charts. Definitely not a romance, but you don't really want it to be one.
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evnfig's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-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

3.75

I saw the cover, read a two sentences summary and went, "This would probably make a good audiobook." I took a leap and I'm happy about it! This was contemporary fiction with the majority of story and plot revolving around figure skating, the drama and bureaucracy that comes with it, and the romance found a tasteful place amongst all that. I think it read like a TV show, i.e. "Make It or Break It" or "Pretty Little Liars."
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heidi_grey's review

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emotional 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

5.0

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felishacb's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

Wow. I loved this remix of Wuthering Heights set in the ice-skating world! More to come. 
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clancyms's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

4.75

So messy so fun so obsessive so toxic I ate every moment right on up!! Things just kept happening!!
did NOT expect the child storyline and Kat being a stepmom
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treesreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I sat for  a while debating back & forth on my personal rating, so just went with the midpoint. This was so fun to read, it felt like I was watching a Netflix docuseries! 

It was messy, dramatic & many times the characters decisions annoyed me sososo much (so of course I needed to see how it ended). I also found it super interesting to read all of the information given on what it's like to be a figure skater / elite athlete. I honestly feel like I have way more knowledge than I assumed I had on the sport now.

🎧 Great on audio & full-cast
⛸️ Figure skating
🎭 Drama
🫂 Relationships / betrayals
💗 Obsessions / scandals
🙂 Figuring out what matters most
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dani794's review against another edition

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2.5

i don't even know what to think of this. this was very messy drama wise, and i do love a good mess but jesus. 
i get why people eat this up, but that doesn't really include me.

this is a contemporary remake of wuthering heights, and I am told that it's not a very good take on the story.

the lack of Heath's voice in this was really a let down. I know they wanted to make it seem like Heath was a mystery, and how we don't learn much about him until we need to, but when it's a story where characters are personally telling a story, its not as impactful to me. 

I'm not a major fan of the ending, it just was all too weird for me.

i HATED heath, i liked bella a bit more, but what they did together made me feel so gross. thats just a line crossed and i don't like how katarina forgave them, especially since bella got pregnant by heath because of what? their hookups which are physical releases? It was a whole thing about Heath being jealous over Katarina and Garett, but he's fine with sleeping with his soulmate's bestie multiple times???????? it's just not giving. I'm sure it was inspired by wuthering heights in the relationship drama, but it doesn't hold the conflict weight because it's in a contemporary setting.
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tannerlauren's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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