Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

5 reviews

milshollini's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Bullying, Body shaming, Homophobia, Abandonment, Genocide, and Gun violence

cepbreed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really love Neal Shusterman, I love the YA dystopia genre and I miss its golden age. Doesn't mean this doesn't hold up today! I really enjoyed this book and finished it in one school day so I think I'll finish the second tomorrow, but I'm interested to see how the series continues, this didn't exactly end in a way that needs continuation. I bet it's a new cast of characters. If that's the case I'm really going to miss the intellect and the impulse. How in the hell did Shusterman manage to sneak a fake-dating trope in a dystopia and why did I love it so much!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body horror, Bullying, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Abortion, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood, Gun violence, and War

winters_night's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: Police brutality and Abortion

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Slavery, Violence, Torture, and Stalking

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

alvyv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting