Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

4 reviews

serene216's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcoholism

stardustdreamer's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Death, Bullying, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Gore

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Medical content

brookey8888's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

First of all we love an asexual queen!! So that being said there is a ton of different representation in this and I can’t speak for most of them, but I didn’t find anything wrong with it. As for the story it doesn’t really focus on the shooting but the aftermath of it. Which I thought was important. Also it never gives the killer a name or the spotlight which I also thought was good. I thought it was interesting how religion played apart in this. I don’t think this is like the greatest book or the greatest book about a school shooting but I think it is well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Violence, and Murder

bookcaptivated's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Racism