Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

3 reviews

aliciaurbain's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Murder, Animal death, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Dementia, Gore, Child death, Pregnancy, and Violence

princess_marie's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

This book is talked about so much, I expected better. Yes, the story is horrific and there are many graphic moments, but I am unimpressed with the actual story. 

I felt like I was waiting for the climax up all the way to the disappointing ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, Body horror, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Grief, Child death, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Dementia, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Trafficking, and Slavery

allmyfriendsareinbooks's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, Deportation, Slavery, Torture, and Vomit