Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

37 reviews

kimseokjinschild's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

💫Plotline was very interesting and different, I like the fantasy element. 

💫Takes on a modern take including topics like LGBTQ. 

💫Resonated with character in some part,  e.g. searching for feeling of belonging. 

📈Female lead was annoying, she was incredibly indecisive and lacked will power to think. 

📈She was made weak for character development, but she was made TOO weak. There were times she could have done more, but she didn't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Toxic relationship

Minor: Torture

lvjysunday's review

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

I loved pretty much everything about this book. It was a fast, easy read and yet managed to provide a fun and complex story that portrayed the main character's conflicts well. In this book, the main character (Soraya) is challenged by the temptation to find a way to lift the curse she posesses, and find out who she really is. But her actions lead to consequences and challenge her to figure out a way to save those dear to her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

kaitlyng's review

mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

andatherrin's review

adventurous hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body horror and Kidnapping

pastelkerstin's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Abandonment, Blood, Toxic relationship, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Homophobia and Biphobia

btorsi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

dnf in 2020. recommitted and finished in april 2022. a ton of fun and kept my interest piqued the entire way through. the last 10% was double the fun of the rest combined, but i don't think it would be that fun without everything the beginning set up. if i hadn't read it all in a few days, i could definitely see myself getting stuck -- the whole selling point is the poison girl and

she loses the poison in the first half

. but sticking it out was the right choice because it is a wonderful book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, and Confinement

anna978's review

medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Torture

corabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Well-written and interesting story, it was just very different from what I was anticipating and didn’t really grab me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

neighborhoodbeanreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

This was so beautifully written. Reminded me of the tale "Rappacini's Daughter" by Hawthorn (the author mentions it as having some inspiration). So if you loved that story and you love beautiful sapphic representation-- you'll love this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Blood

zoyaology's review

adventurous medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Confinement, and Kidnapping