Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Anathema by Keri Lake

2 reviews

brd_emi's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic friendship

cayleejanke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

I felt like getting into the book took forever, like I really wasn’t hooked until like 300 pages in. That’s generally the size of some other books I read, so having to get past so much to get into it was a challenge for me. I do really appreciate the world building, and I think that book two will just unravel everything. I was a bit overwhelmed by it though - I thought maybe it could’ve been simplified just a smidge. BUT that detailed writing came in HOT with them spicy scenes 😏🥵 I mean, the sloooooow burn was antagonizing the entire time, but I do like some good metaphorical foreplay. I loved the element of horror and gothic references throughout, definitely my kind of vibe. It made all of the world building and traumatic backstories blend in very well with the overall storyline. What I want to see more of in book two is Raivox! We love a little companion pet. I still have many questions about this story that I hope are answered in book 2, and yes, I will be reading that one as well! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Classism