Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Apaixonei-me Pela Esperança by Lancali

5 reviews

drbunny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The concept is interesting and enlightening. The author absolutely has a lot of talent and potential. With more practice and refining, they can go far. 
I do feel the metaphors dragged on too long. As lovely as they were, it took away from some of the emotional moments. I also found that some of the dialogue was repeated so often that the sayings lost their impact. (Ex: "You're okay. I've got you," was said whenever someone had a an emotional moment)
I also would have appreciated a break in between character deaths. 3 in a row was quite a lot.
 That all being said, i did enjoy the novel and hope to see the growth I believe Lancali is capable of!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

fanboyriot's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

I knew this book was going to be heartbreaking to read—and I was right.  However, it was also funny and all so wholesome at times too.  The writing was truly beautiful to read to learn their stories and to read lines in the book that felt all too relatable at times.  Just a nice found family doing their best to live their lives to the fullest for however long they can.  It was truly a lovely read.

Queer Rep
Found Family
Hurt/Comfort 
Mental Health Rep
Beautiful Writing Style

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Ableism, Rape, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

fairybekie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

donatio's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I cried my eyes out in the first chapter and it didn't get much better after that, but I still recommend this to everyone.
I loved the writing style even if there were a few little things I didn't think logical, but in the end they don't matter, because the story and its characters, which I fell in love with, are just so much bigger. 
I especially loved the story's resolution, it was an answer to all the questions asked through out this book and it gave me reason. 
Maybe the story wasn't perfect but it was beautiful and it was raw and I don't believe that words can express how much this books means to me. It wasn't about a hero/heroine, it was about all the questions I asked myself so many times and it's another book that gave me answers. 
Before reading, though, you definitely should check out the content/trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

s_emira's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail