Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

90 reviews

jen_nej's review

I really love Mhairi McFarlane’s writing but listening to this was too stressful for me at this moment in my life. Definitely check out the content warnings before reading and if they don’t hit too close to home, read away. She’s an excellent writer, just don’t go in expecting an easy breezy rom com! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

meremeth's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

Ugh! How wonderful, I couldn't put this down. I've experienced an emotionally abusive relationship, so I was worried this book would be a bit much for me. But it was genuinely really healing. 
I loved the friendship dynamics best, the way she was able to lean on them and learn from them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

atamano's review

emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

eligru's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

wordsbetweenlines's review

challenging lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This seems like it will be a light romance but it hit so many heavy topics, and they were all well done. I actually loved that it felt less about the romance and more about relationships and the toxicity that can occur in them. I also loved how she wrote about women coming together to support each other. 

There is a lot of gaslighting in this one so I would just check the warnings before picking it up if that is something that could potentially be difficult for you to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting

poupimali's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

It is more of a self-healing book than the romance story of Harriet.
But i liked it nevertheless.
She is been through a lot in her past and she is being through a lot. So we need her to heal. 
And that’s what is about in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

acethirtynine's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

bluedreamer's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

If you're looking for a romace book this is not it. The romance felt really rushed and was only in the last chapter of the book.

But if you're looking for an insightful book about past relationships and how they shape MC and her struggle about gaslighting with a strong character development than this is it. 

I only really got into the book halfway but then I was really invested. Seeing how MC finally let herself be free from her past relationships and how she stood up for herself was so great. While MC and ML had great banter and were a little bit flirting with each other, the book only focused on them at the end of it which felt really rushed.

didn't help that they married in the end after MC said so many times that she didn'twant to marry at all so that made me question the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

rupanjali's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

lizloulie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting