Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Risk by S.T. Abby

16 reviews

srivey7426's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Easy read. The first in the series so it’s mostly setting up for the plot. Backstory is fed very slowly, but helps to allow for you to appreciate the characters and their reasoning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Police brutality

jellyfists's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

alis143's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

hugsy85's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

Make sure to read trigger warnings prior to starting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Gaslighting

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This novel is disturbing. It broke me that Lana had to experience horrible things in her life. Plus the death of her brother is so sad. Her mind is super dark and her humor even darker. Agent Logan Bennet might be a great FBI profiler, but when it comes to his romantic interests, he is blind because of her charms. Damn, he will kick himself later when he finds out and I’m here for it. The twisted serial killing/revenge had me on the edge of my seat. Thank you, S. T. Abby, for this. No wonder your pen name is STABBY, lol. This is a great start to the series.💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

trish_reading12's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

The cover image may be deterring reading from choosing to read this book, the image doesn’t actually reflect the story. It’s a fantastic start to what has the promise to be an interesting series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

zc2's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Gahhhhhh. Girlie pick this book up. If you loved the cat and mouse duet. Your in for a treat An FBI agent in a relationship with a serial killer are you joking. He’s so oblivious and it fascinates me. Gah i love it 🥰 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

ydina's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

theonewheresamreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Uh oh spaghetti-o 😬 hdhdhdhdh no this book is so fun tho🤩🥰 short too, ignore that it took me 12 days to finish🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism