Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Hate by Tate James

11 reviews

mard3ytv's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

I honestly don’t understand the hype of this book. With that being sad I will finish the series cause maybe, just MAAAYBE it gets better! Spice was on the milder side, but I can imagine it’s because this is going to be a slow buildup for the later books. It was more world building than anything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

avani_luna_surya's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

annica_fourie's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

I had seen this book around before it blew up on Booktok, but I was never really interesred in reading it. Then seeing everyone rave about it, I was more curious, but it still did not seem like something I would enjoy. Boy, was I wrong? I could literally not put this down, and I already want to read the second.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Blood, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

caitlinemccann's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

greenlivingaudioworm's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jojesweden's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Well, damn if this book isn't really impressive when it comes to making you feel what MK is feeling. I have rarely felt such justified rage in sympathy with a character as I did with MK. Maybe I was just in the right mood, or maybe Ms. James is just really good at that. Either way, I liked it.

There are a few weird details here and there that might be plot holes, or they are purposeful inconsistencies hinting at future twists. Nothing bad enough to judge by yet. Or, well, okay, one thing. You don't have a previously unplanned college up and running 11 months after a civic disturbance that led to large parts of the town burning down. That's just not possible.

I like how MK is a mix of broken and strong. She has every reason to be a puddle of despair after what she has witnessed and been through. Even so, she refuses to take the guys' shit even when it clearly hits her in her most vulnerable places. She's torn down over and over again, and she just keeps getting back to her feet regardless of how much it hurts. Even when she disassociates due to her PTSD or has a panic attack (yes, these are different things and it irritates me how often authors refer to any episodic symptoms of PTSD as "panic attacks"), she comes back swinging a few hours later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

rosie_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Death, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

ka_ke's review

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

Damn. I’m a little disappointed we didn’t get any RH action, but good things come to those who wait. Unlike Penelope Douglas’s Devils Night series, Tate James gives us the perfect mix of dark romance and spice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Drug abuse, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

saradjab's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

kaitlynkenny's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol