Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Therapist by B.A. Paris

9 reviews

honeywine's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

A fun and quick read, though the main character’s monologues sometimes felt a bit much. Also I didn’t think anyone who was more than two dimensional was likable. And every major character was white, I don’t understand readers who are is saying this book is diverse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

espressoreader's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

melodious_mel's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

This book was very twee, and had a character driven story. There’s a lot underneath the surface of the book, and an unsettling feeling permeates the book providing a steady pace to a thrilling finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Eating disorder and Alcohol

tspice24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

ekmook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Suicide, Car accident, and Death of parent

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Emotional abuse and Alcohol

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.75

Alice and Leo first move in together in a small, gated community (The Circle) that has secrets neither of them expected. 

The story is told from Alice’s perspective. Alice is dealing with her past, the past of The Circle, and the events happening right now. 

It is definitely a well written story that leaves you wondering what is going on and who is being honest.  I think my only issue is how annoying the main character, Alice became.  I know it was intentional but I had a hard time being empathetic with her for a bit. 

It was also fairly slow for most of the book although it does pick up occasionally. 

I thought Leo was going to have a second family or something like that with how often he is gone and how much he freaked out when Alice asked who he really is. Just two years of jail time several years ago was a bit of a let down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Car accident

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

racheliverson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I have loved every single one of B.A. Paris’ works and this is no exception. Very similar in tune as Bring Me Back. While I groaned in the middle of the book at what I thought was a “predictable” twist - I was completely wrong. The last three chapters threw me on my head in the best way possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder