Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh

11 reviews

readingwithmeredith's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Minor: Cursing and Sexual content

Not open door but sex is a part of the storyline/topics casually mentioned

bethanyearle's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Mental illness, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Stalking, and Infertility

Minor: Suicide attempt

wifeslife's review

emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, and Infertility

suzelarson's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A mysterious history that starts immediately. There’s a sense of curiosity that grabbed me and held on until I finished this well-crafted story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Gaslighting, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, Cancer, Death of parent, and Infertility

gellyreads's review

emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I feel like this book was just okay until it got to the half of

Spoiler

her first child

and then I was so glad I kept reading. That was the most interesting part! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

lisa00's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Moderate: Miscarriage

chapterswithcass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, and Grief

icieri's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Grief, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

bitesizedbeet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy