Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

17 reviews

maggies's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? It's complicated

1.0

No idea what was happening here. It did not come off as though it was written by a human. A strange mix of fantasy and contemporary that didn't work. The twists didn't twist. Calling the mmc "The Villain" was really weird the entire book - he could have had a more specific title and it would have worked way better. My interpretation: this is fanfic about a morally gray guy and the woman he loves, but it leaned too heavily toward the generic at the expense of anything truly interesting. Won't be finishing the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tbrplaylist's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Blood

amschelly153's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

So much love for this book. Also, I made the mistake of not realizing it is a series. It’s beautiful and giggle out loud funny and tense and so good.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

cwritesu's review against another edition

I see what the author intended with this, but it wasn't for me. I wavered between bored and turned off. The fairytale setting with a modern twist is a favorite, but I've read many better versions. 

The biggest turn off was a fairytale setting acting like capitalist dystopia, and a protagonist who found no value in herself except "her gig job". I was over that immediately. 

Also, she had several justifications for why cold-blooded murder committed by her "hot boss" was fine, actually. Not a loss of human life or anything.

Sooo ... not for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Murder

tcameron85's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

5.0

There's a cliffhanger. It gave similar vibesto Uprooted by Naomi Novik

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Gaslighting

megj23's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

suzjam12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder