Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

10 reviews

msradiosilence's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Gore

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming

uwubies's review against another edition

not in a place emotionally to deal with the

Spoiler

graphic cat death at the end of the book

, not really into the cat abuse i was listening to at the 1hr mark either

love female werewolves though &the themes of motherhood, alienation & how society others you; would like to pick it back up again, probably not in audiobook form though so i can more easily bypass the cruelty i dont want to see

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting

traa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Body horror, and Drug use

Minor: Classism, Misogyny, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Excrement, and Gaslighting

bookwormbb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed Yoder’s writing style and the way she used different elements such as animals, gore, “dark” thoughts, and societal composure to develop this complicated MFC. She showcases how every woman is multifaceted and beneath all her layers is a person, or in this case, an “animal”, that wants to be cared for, to be heard, and to be free. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse

helenamichelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I really liked the beginning; it was a solid start. However, the further I read, the more tired (and slightly bored) I felt. Sadly, I just lost interest in a story and themes, which on paper–female rage, art, a female weredog, transformative magic–I should've thoroughly enjoyed. This book would have definitely benefited from a massive edit (i.e. cutting out many repetitive plot points) to turn it into a novella. Also, I didn't care that much for Nightbitch's child; he was too prominent a character. 

Spoiler

A moment of silence for the dead cat and bunnies. Was that really necessary, Yoder?

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Gaslighting and Body horror

Minor: Child abuse

slimy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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 have never read anything like this. Rachel Yoder really hit the gas and kept pushing. Didn’t let up for a second. Saw your hand fly to the handle, locked the door and said buckle up babe. 

This book follows a woman in her early 30’s as she struggles with her sense of identity and purpose while being a stay at home mom to her toddler son.

Spoiler

She becomes paranoid that she is turning into a dog and wrestles with her instincts as a mother, as an individual, and as a Woman. She finds amusement and comfort in the support of other women. She finds balance in letting her odd instincts take over. She kills her house cat and starts to eat raw meat. She crate trains her son.

This is a creative and surreal journey into self-identity within and alongside motherhood and womanhood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror

polysemy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Violence, Mental illness, Body horror, Gore, and Misogyny

ladylovestead's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

DNF at 40%. (I do not give star ratings to books I DNF).

I read this as a buddy read with a friend of mine who was reading a bit ahead of me. He got to a point where he read a traumatic scene involving animal cruelty and I had to put the book down. That's like, my one and only trigger. Up until that point, I thought the book was intriguing. It was kind of middle of the road where I thought it was smart, a bit pretentious, but also not so pretentious that it was unlikeable. If you can handle graphic animal cruelty, I've heard this is worth finishing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Body horror, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Minor: Toxic relationship

victoriajossmith's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Gaslighting