Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata

14 reviews

shuelace's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

anaya_reads's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-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

Literally loved it. It was so sweet and adorable. The slow burn was on 100. Don’t like how they dismissed the fact that Aiden basically  got sexually assaulted and essentially said it’s happened more than once. To add insult to injury, Vanessa laughed at it. Besides that, wonderful. P.S. I’ve declared Mark Andrews as my Aiden Graves despite the difference in position. Fight me on it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

_sara's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual harassment

rinz's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.25

so. this book. very mixed feelings. i actually really liked the storyline and the characters (zac <3) but i feel like the writing was very mood-dampening. 
i mean, for one thing, it was WAY too long. it could've definitely been cut down and edited. another thing is i felt it was too repetitive and the lines were way too close to each other in the story for it to be a parallel. 
ALSO.

this book was really good but towards the end, we get a confession, a sex scene, and then BAM! we're immediately in the epilogue, five years later.

like bro, give us the good stuff like how they were as a couple, how they wrapped their careers and all around their relationship. it just felt very incomplete, you know.
 so yeah, 4.25 stars for a reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Alcohol