Toxic tells the story of a girl called Hope who goes on a lads holiday to Malia. After much drinking with the group of lads Hope finds herself waking up on a beach unaware of what happened the night before and her friends nowhere to be seen.
Although this is true to some extent I feel that the story is much more than that and by facing such important issues as drinking, mental health and sexual assault the blurb of the book (and cover) is very misleading and leads you to believe you are picking up a light summer read.
I enjoyed reading this book and often found myself wanting to know what happened next but I did find in parts it was a bit slow and that information, which seemed irrelevant at the time of reading, was just being given out too often. Looking back, at the end it made sense but as I thought I was reading about Hope's story learning about Emily's situation seemed confusing.
I like how the book was split up from three characters viewpoints, Hope, Logan and Daisy however I would have liked more of each characters opinions on main points in the book and to have got more background information on the characters which I feel the book was lacking.
I think the book was very good and I enjoyed reading it and seeing the effects of toxic friendships. I would definitely recommend it but don't be fooled by the summery cover!
Although this is true to some extent I feel that the story is much more than that and by facing such important issues as drinking, mental health and sexual assault the blurb of the book (and cover) is very misleading and leads you to believe you are picking up a light summer read.
I enjoyed reading this book and often found myself wanting to know what happened next but I did find in parts it was a bit slow and that information, which seemed irrelevant at the time of reading, was just being given out too often. Looking back, at the end it made sense but as I thought I was reading about Hope's story learning about Emily's situation seemed confusing.
I like how the book was split up from three characters viewpoints, Hope, Logan and Daisy however I would have liked more of each characters opinions on main points in the book and to have got more background information on the characters which I feel the book was lacking.
I think the book was very good and I enjoyed reading it and seeing the effects of toxic friendships. I would definitely recommend it but don't be fooled by the summery cover!