Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Breakaway by Grace Reilly

15 reviews

lizcole18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Cursing

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

    Cooper, the college hockey player who's never had a serious relationship, and Penny, whose only serious boyfriend betrayed her. Hook-up and then they try to work on Penny's sexual to-do list to deal with her past trauma. But as they work through the list, they both start to catch serious feelings for one another.
     This book was quite steamy! Just the way I like romance, but also dealt with past trauma and mental health. It was a great balance of serious, funny, and spicy! Though a bit on the sad side at times for a college romance.
    Overall, an excellent book.

Narrator(s) Ratings: 5 stars
   Both narrators did an amazing job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Violence, Cursing, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, Death of parent, Body shaming, Cancer, and Drug abuse

The toxic relationship, emotional abuse, and gaslighting are not in the main romantic relationship but with some of the MC's family members.

ambercunningham's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident

kb33's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Addiction

ciara_fs98's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

This is an amazing story. The author does a great job of writing about traumatic/triggering subjects 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Cancer, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Sexual trauma - being recorded without consent

njh_books's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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? No

3.0

Enjoyed it, but maybe a bit less than the first book in the series.

 

These are smutty books, but this one was basically smut every other chapter. At some points it was like--do you all breathe? I understand sexuality and reclaiming sexual pleasure was a bit part of this book, but sometimes I would have rather seen a scene between Cooper and Penny rather than just the text messages back and forth.

Cooper is a big teddy bear. Penny is sweet until you mess with her and then she will burn you.

Does Richard hate all his kids? Had issues with James and now has issues with Cooper, and drives him to his toxic uncle. The toxic uncle storyline felt kind of slapped on.

Sandra is still 10/10 and enjoyed getting some Bex & James scenes.

Handled revenge porn/nonconsensual pornography well and Cooper was so patient and loving.

I'm pretty sure based off the last line of the book that Book #3 will be all about Seb & Mia getting together...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Addiction

madflatt's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cancer, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

kim03's review against another edition

4.0

That was such a healthy relationship wow. Amazing. Could've been shorter tho. But at least it wasn't tortuously long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Toxic relationship, Car accident, Addiction, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

kazzafor's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

vj_thompson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Cancer