Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Taming 7 by Chloe Walsh

7 reviews

clara01's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I really wanted to love this book but I was slightly disappointed with it. I found the constant mood changes in the book made it quite hard to read. One minute it's jokey and lightheaded and the next very depressing.

Surprisingly I didn't warm to Claire's character much, I think it's because there wasn't much to her other than her love for Gibsie. I thought Gibsie was written really well, he's such a complex character and it really came across. I was also disappointed with Lizzie's character, I really wanted to like and understand her but the constant bickering (and bullying) was just too much.
I think my favorite parts of the book were any time the Lynch siblings, Aiofe and Johnny were mentioned.

I wish the book had less filler chapters and got to the actual gritty part a lot sooner. It felt like reading a lot of silly chatter and Claire and Gibsie go round in circles on whether they should be together or not. Then around 100 pages to the end of the book a major incident is revealed. I think with certain topics there should be time to make sure it's covered properly and I don't think it was given that. It really threw me because I wasn't expecting it and then within a couple short chapters it had already been wrapped up and swept under the rug.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Death, Rape, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Violence, Alcohol, Vomit, Blood, and Addiction

h_gall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

So far this has been my least favourite in the series. The first half of the book was so slow I almost gave up. It starts to pick up half way through and then the last quarter is an absolute whirlwind. It ended well but was more graphic than I was expecting especially compared to previous books in the series. An overall solid read.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Bullying, Death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

amh219298's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Cursing, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Blood, Death, Child death, and Addiction

readwithyesi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

aimeereadsss's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This wasn’t my favourite of the series and it pains me to put it less than 4 stars but it is what it is. The story wasn’t what I expected for Claire and Gibsie - they deserved so much more 😭. 

I honestly despise Lizzie now. I never really connected with her but I felt like I needed to know her story. Now I just feel like she’s broken every thought I felt about her. 

Hmm. I found it really hard to rate this one. But I guess 3.75 is where I’m sitting

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Toxic friendship

nimsaynadiews's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Self harm, Abandonment, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Rape, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

polos_missing_skittles's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Suicide, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Self harm