Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

5 reviews

bea_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Grief

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

As a “prequel” A Shadow in the Ember is great for people who want to know more about the lore of the From Blood and Ash series. I read it after reading TWOTQs and I don’t know that there is much difference compared to if i had read it before TWOTQs. I found that Sera’s character was thoroughly more enjoyable than Poppy but I also understand why Poppy is the way she is in From Blood and Ash. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Classism, Blood, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Violence, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Torture

mythos365's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

Definitely builds off of From Blood and Ash. You can definitely read it as a stand alone though. I like Sera better than Poppy by far. She's much more analytical and calculating. She's a few years older than Poppy too, which helps. 
Something that I like is that there are consequences to actions. Forgiveness is not easily won and you have to work for it. It will be interesting to see how things progress from here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Death of parent

Sera's mom and stepbrother are awful to her. She's a trained assassin and a fighter, she kills to protect her people and children. She's aware that she's slowly turning into a monster and is kinda terrified/resigned to it. Very interesting character arc so far.

sauger's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

So fun!!! I loved it just as much as FBAA. I definitely thought it was a stand-alone prequel but it’s the first in a prequel series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

emreadz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Torture