Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

87 reviews

lilly_1117's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gaslighting

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

kcliff67's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Sexism and Sexual content

atsy6's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This will live rent free forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

k8lynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

julieslifelately_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

alexlynx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

Be patient with this book. It follows paths that you feel like you don't want to take. Give it time. I personally have a love-hate relationship with books that jump between time so much that at some point you can barely make out where the plot starts and where it ends. But this book has a very definitive start and end, only the middle is blurred. I got lost in it, and it was beautiful, and sad, and madning, and insane, inspiring, wonderful. Her writing is addictive to a point where I'm almost annoyed at myself for how long it took to finally continue reading this book. And I also want to scream at her for the things these characters have to go through, and for how attached to them I got.
Insanely beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

juan_adhd_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I have never cried as much with any book as this one, and this is not hyperbole. This was such a lovely story; beautifully written; and it was fantastic, sad, epic, everything I expected it to be and still managed to surprise me. It is probably one of V.E. Schwab’s best works and the reason she will forever be my favorite author. 
I have nothing else to say for now, as I just have finished the story. Will probably come back soon to write a full review, but for now I feel completely satisfied and very hopeful about the ending. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ankiaisreading's review

emotional inspiring relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was absolutely heartbreaking and lovely, and one I will never regret reading. I’m glad I finally picked it up bc it’s one I never wanted to put back down. It’s times like this that make me appreciate the hype around a piece of literature because The Invisible Life of Addie Larue was truly meant for me. I laughed, I cried and fell as though  my life’s been changed, as silly as it sounds. It’s unfortunate that it took me this long to read after years of being on my tbr but it was truly worth the wait. Now I can happily recommend it to others looking for a wishful, low stakes novel full of magical realism, romance, heartbreak, and a cunning yet fierce fmc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt