Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Final Girl Support Group, by Grady Hendrix

49 reviews

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I think it would have been a little better with a female author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Gun violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Classism, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Gore, and Emotional abuse

ashliebysmashliereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Torture, Addiction, Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

cjblates's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Stalking, Addiction, Death, Injury/injury detail, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug use, and Murder

travelseatsreads's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

3.5

3.5/5

A great fun read which plays of many horror/slasher tropes but I felt the end got a little too Rambo-ish for my liking which distracted from my enjoyment of some great twists.

I really enjoyed Grady's writing style though so will be going back for more.

Full review to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal death

rustmaiden's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Cursing, Violence, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Stalking, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Torture, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Emotional abuse

poppyseedromance's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

annieisawesome's review against another edition

dark 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? No

2.0

It was very slow to read. The action didn’t really start until half way through. The beginning was very hard to get into. I actually had to get this book out of the library 6 different times to finish. I did enjoy the portrayal of the different horror movies within it. The ending was incredibly predictable however, and I’m not sure if it was worth the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Murder, Body horror, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

sunsetcity's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Racism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Chronic illness

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is about a group of women who all have been victimized by violent men & have watched others die in front of them. It uses the slasher film as a model for the stories of each woman and the tie that binds them to one another. It was a fun read but not terribly scary. I didn’t care for any of the characters and I felt that the different things like excerpts from articles and emails and such took away from the story instead of adding to it - they were distracting to me and broke up the story in a way I didn’t like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Sexism, Ableism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Murder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Violence, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/injury detail, and Gore

jackietanori's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

First time ready anything by Grady Hendrix and it will not be the last. Not so much horror as it is suspense, but it was still an enjoyable read. Jumps right into the story and doesn’t stop. 

Crying score: too mad to cry 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Bullying, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship