Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Corrode by Sarah Bailey

7 reviews

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Torture and Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent

bergha1998's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

Another cliffhanger!!! Okay, beyond that, if you were in this series for the backstory as much as I am, well most of it got revealed in this book. I liked the twists and turns of it a lot. This one somehow got spicier, too, well let’s be honest it was more consensual shit this time. I’m really liking the characters, plot, and spice, excited to see where the final book brings us. 

Dark Romance, Reverse Harem, All the Kinks, 5 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

These are just so addicting and crazy. I really like all the character relationship developments. The plot is hardly there, but I’m not really reading for plot. I do like all the guys, and Drake is growing on me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

5.0

Ugh Francis has officially made it to the fictional boyfriend list. There’s something about a sensitive guy with some dark demons that just does it for a girl. Honestly, Scar taking control of their little family was expected but healing. I’m glad that each book brings closure to a different horseman, and gets a little closer to healing Scarlett. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, and Panic attacks/disorders

laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Please read the content warnings before reading! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

aleroblesg's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

literally not a single inch of improvement just straight up sex. this gave NOTHING until like the last page….

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

poppy_ascher's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Y'all, I have never cried as much with a book as I have with Corrode. Within this book, so many questions are answered, and yes, the first eight chapters are emotionally rough. We see more of West's trauma regarding Scarlett's kidnapping and eventual disappearance.
Sarah did not disappoint us with the smut or the spice. Triple the innuendo, sex and love. Not to mention devoted violence from the Horsemen to show how much they love Scar.
The cliffhanger in this book isn't as brutal Chaos, but no less devasting. 
Also fuck, Stuart and Mason and I now have deep and extraordinarily detailed fantasies about their deaths, especially after chapter 28. Like fuuuuuuuuuuck Stuart.

Take a couple of days to recover, you will need it. And a cocktail or mocktail. Maybe some comfort food. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail