Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

39 reviews

margaretwaltemath09's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Gore, and Grief

emmaroe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

hana_hsc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol

amfuchen's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I cried at the end. This book is nothing for someone that doesn’t deal well with

death

but it is plot wise amazing and I can’t wait to read “As good as dead”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

the_trees_speak_latin_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

claudiatralenuvole's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Ho amato le indagini di questo secondo volume tanto quanto il primo: fin dalle prime pagine mi sono sentita coinvolta e in ansia di risolvere il caso insieme a Pip. 
Ho apprezzato che stavolta si sia trattato di uno sforzo di gruppo, con gli amici di Pip e il pubblico del podcast in egual modo coinvolti nella ricerca di Jamie. Mi spiace solo che il personaggio di Ravi sia stato meno presente stavolta, lui era stato forse il mio preferito nel primo volume e avrei voluto vederlo al fianco di Pip un po' di più. 
La scrittura di Holly Jackson non ha una prosa particolare, ha uno stile sufficiente, ma è brava a disseminare indizi e a tenere alta l'attenzione di chi legge. Sa sorprendere, utilizzando anche elementi non banali per risolvere i casi. 
Nel primo volume mi aveva infastidito solo la sua incapacità di chiudere i capitoli, che avevano sempre un ché di anticlimatico, ma qui per fortuna ho riscontrato il problema molto di meno. Penso che l'autrice sia migliorata nell'imbastire la struttura dei capitoli.
In generale mi sono divertita moltissimo, come stessi guardando un episodio di Veronica Mars, e davvero non vedo l'ora di leggere l'ultimo romanzo della saga.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault

amethyst15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement

aysha_blake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

Jackson does it again in the sequel to AGGGTM. Pippa once again investigates as her friends older brother goes missing and the police won't investigate. In this new installment Pippa is determined to rescue her friends brother and return him safely. This new book retains all the joy and intrigue of the first while remaining different from the first books story. The only way this is really bad though is because Sal is in this book way less than the first unfortunately. I am so excited to see where Jackson takes the story into the second and accompanying novella. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

juliaaaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

never thought i would like stanley forbes, he deserved better at the end, he was just a child

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment