Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

37 reviews

shirtypantser's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

courtneyadh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Incest

emmamee11's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

sarah_mcmullan_nz's review

challenging dark sad tense 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

3.0

Dark & super disturbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sabubufu's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

You either love this book or you hate it to the core, whether it's the predictability or the fact it's one big trigger warning. Personally, I loved it. Well, Love is a strong word. It's closer to say that it stuck with me even after my audiobook ran out. It's gross, messed up, and full of evil, but Ania Ahlborn has a great writing style that jives with me. (Seed was great and way more accessible.) I loved to hate the main antagonist, and simply hated the rest, even when the text gives reason for all the depravity. I JUST wish the ending gave some reprieve, but the story just gets worse and worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Kidnapping and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual content

It's hard to track all the content warnings. It's a messed up book. Dead Dove, Do Not Eat.

kirahaycock21's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was heartbreaking. I didn’t like the ending, but mostly because it just didn’t wrap up nicely. It was also a little slow until the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence, Torture, and Abandonment

ryankaybee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

magic_multicolored_miracle's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

A true horror novel.
Not for the faint of heart, this book is frighteningly realistic, with suspense and tension keeping you hovering on the edge of your seat the whole time. 

Probably the only reason I wouldn't call it 5 stars?

The absolutely infuriating and abrupt non-ending.</spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

vitalfeels's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

This book fell flat for me. Kind of disappointing since because of all the good things I had heard about the book. The twists weren’t a shocker to me as everything that happened I predicted which was good because of the foreshadowing but I shouldn’t find myself guessing every twist. :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting