Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

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297 reviews

radiobreadd's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad tense medium-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

2.5

I only got through this by pretending Kaleb was Peter Steele
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tiiiger35's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a difficult one to review. The content is certainly going to push your boundaries too far or, blur them. At times i felt uncomfortable but I kept reading mainly because I thought the plot was interesting and I wanted to find out how these 4 very tortured souls were going to end up. I think the ending rounded up everything and I wasn’t left wondering about any loose ends, except maybe how weird family dinners will be when new additions to the family are added…?
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ally_sim's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.0

This book was quite an enigma to be honest. There were some heart-wrenching honest moments scattered throughout the smut that made me cry. I can’t fathom sharing a lover with any type of relative, meanwhile each man had their own relationship characteristics that I didn’t mind. But the whole uncle Jake situation was icky. So all in all I didn’t hate it but didn’t love it either. 
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ink_slinger's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

I think most people tend to judge a book by its ability to keep your attention within the first 5 chapters or so. Push past that. It's a smidge on the slow side to start of, and out of freaking nowhere- the smut just takes you down onto your knees, drags you through the dirt and drives you deep while keeping you winded. This is a thick smog of taboo that has you inhaling in gulps
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dkgreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-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

4.0

I’ve seen recommendations for this book EVERYWHERE, so I thought I’d find out what all the fuss was about, and you know what? It was good. I didn’t think it was as “taboo” as some seemed to think it was, but it was a tad dark and full of tropes, and the spice was definitely spicing. My favorite part, though, was the complex characters and how each of the relationships unfolded between them. It was interesting, to say the least.
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makaylaco's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

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bethann_coleates's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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lorie266's review against another edition

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

1.0

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tayreads10's review against another edition

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Incest 🤮 
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outforadventurezhenja's review against another edition

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

4.5

If you can deal with the twisted relationship dynamics and focus on the characters and building storyline you will enjoy. You do have to look largely past this to be able to appreciate the novel. Extremely well written, and everything ties together. Definitely an unexpectedly twist at every page turn. I read this in less than 24hrs… 
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