Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Glint by Raven Kennedy

35 reviews

hanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

3.0

If someone asks you for the definition of a filler book, please show them this book.

Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed reading this! But at some point I looked down, saw that I was on page 370 and still — almost nothing had happened.

There's some character and relationship development and I did enjoy reading about the soldiers and their time at camp but really, all of that could've been shortened.

We do get loads of fun reveals at the end of the book though, one of them I really didn't expect. Will continue reading this series but really, don't expect too much plot from this installment (and I'm saying this as someone who's always characters > plot).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Toxic relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Classism, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

katharina90's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Better than the first book but again the pace was very slow and the plot left much to be desired. Some of the characters started growing on me though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

onism_catharsis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child abuse, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

dealfea's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Infertility, Medical content, Child abuse, Violence, Confinement, and Physical abuse

annick's review against another edition

slow-paced

0.75

Ergh. Predicable. Boring. Even skimming this was tedious. Barely any plot. And far far too much inner narrative from the first person narratives of the handful of POV characters. And only if brief scene of spice by queen Malina. Thankfully no traumatic violence from book one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Violence, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Classism, and Colonisation

hbae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting

monica0309's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Murder

clemway's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Rape, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

Third time reading this book but first time listening to the audiobook and honestly I love it even more, and I didn't think that was possible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Child abuse

Minor: War, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Trafficking

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Slavery, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, War, Medical content, Violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

Minor: Excrement, Child death, Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, and Gore