Reviews with content warning for Gaslighting - Adelaide

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booklvrkat's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

“Because if we knew, if we honestly knew the price of love was grief, we'd never do it.”

We all know a Rory, the selfish boyfriend that pictures too prominently in this story. But more than that, we all know Adelaide, whether it’s us, or someone close to us, we know her. When I saw the cover, I was intrigued. When I read a couple of reviews, I knew I needed to read it. As a romance reader mostly, this book sucked me in, and I’ve had several days to sit and ponder it. Adelaide loves with her whole self, she doesn’t hold back, and that could be her undoing for the way she is taken advantage of. I must put it out there, this is NOT a love story, put it out of your mind. It’s a story of a woman that is faced with tragedy, ill-treatment, and left in the rain to cry her heart out. It is about breaking, and it is about healing after a long grieving period. When life kicks you in the butt, you learn that there are friends to help you pick up the pieces, and you don’t always have to do it on your own. The novel is a journey of self-discovery, anguish, love, and most of all learning to love again.

“You have to love freely, and unselfishly, and with intention... It's the only way.”

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natashadb's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

I feel so much for Adelaide. Not just about how much I love the book, but about Adelaide as a character. I relate so much to her that it broke my heart reading this. Her compassion and wanting to be there for EVERYONE. Take care of everyone. Fall head first into love.

I hope that everyone can find their family in friends like Madison, Celeste, and Eloise. That they can find their Bubs in a world full to the brim of Rorys.

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haleysversion's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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nikeeeeee's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

3.5

Definitely shed a few tears over this one, a hard--emotional read, but a good story about a girl who falls into toxic relationships and struggles with her mental health.

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readingwithmuggy's review against another edition

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4.0

“Adelaide the girl who felt everything- had to remind herself that it was, in fact, okay to feel. That it was okay to fill her lungs with air, her tank with fuel, her brain with the chemicals it needed. It was okay to go to hell and back, to carry every ounce of light and darkness inside of her. It was okay to love herself fiercely, a little selfishly, and with intention.
It was all okay.”

Wow wow wow. This book was beautiful and heavy and deep and raw and honest. This book reads similarly to a memoir in that it feels so so real, with that it definitely has some content warnings to be aware of (ie sexual abuse, depression, narcissistic abuse/ toxic relationships, suicide/suicidal ideation, miscarriage, etc). I related to several of the tragic experiences outlined in this book and many things spoke deeply to me, but in the end, the feeling it left me with is hope for a better future 💛

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