Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Pacjentka by Alex Michaelides

257 reviews

merrynthomas's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Gaslighting

peyviz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Holy wild ride. This book took a little while to catch my attention in the beginning, but it did eventually and things got crazy. typically i can see a twist coming or at least consider the idea before it happens, idk if i was just off my game but i did NOT see this one coming. if you like books with one big twist, definitely give this a shot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

ilya14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Honestly, I really liked the book even though I mostly guessed the plot twist in the 20 first pages

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

saretta02's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

jazzrivetti's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

You have to make it to the end of the book! It is so worth the reveal!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

allegrayr00's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Stalking

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

michelle_33's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Gaslighting

abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Car accident

a_bow's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

sapphirestorm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I usually figure out thrillers ahead of time, but this one had even me fooled- definitely worth a read. I actually said "WHAT THE F***" out loud at one point!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Alcohol