Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Le premier jour du printemps by Nancy Tucker

5 reviews

kingsteph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Infertility

galbraith's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

An incredibly gripping story, which explores how ordinary people get pushed into committing unspeakable deeds.

Perfect for readers who enjoy flawed protagonists, and novels which are able to tackle sad subjects, without becoming unrelentingly miserable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

nonfictionfeminist's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

eve0094's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

emsprobablyreading'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail