Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau

42 reviews

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Excrement

sofiam19's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book centered on mommy issues felt claustrophobic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

elle_griffin's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

kkalicky94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

katnortonwriter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Finished this novella mere seconds ago and I feel like I’m going to be sick. 🤢 The way this novella pushed every one of my buttons… like, in a good way, but I’m pretty sure I’ve tensed every muscle in my body at this point. The gaslighting. The manipulation. The emotional enmeshment.

If you grew up with a narcissistic parent, prepare to be ✨AcTiVaTeD✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Physical abuse

strictlydancer12's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

alyvia_jeane's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Death of parent

01melon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

After finishing the book, my immediate impression was that, although being predictable, I still loved it—but, god, that finale. She is powerless therefore her fiancé can't get through to her. Her mum pushed her down the side of a mountain, breaking her leg, and then she got into a car accident while attempting to flee. She's stuck there with her insane mother and dead dad. After going through all of that in just two days, I'm furious because she deserved a happy ending. What the heck?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Dementia, and Gaslighting

zarakoconnor's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is insane. Very disturbing mother daughter relationship, I just wish it was a bit more creepy earlier in the book, it kind of ramped up very quickly but very easy read, quick enough for one sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Kidnapping

faye_grace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A chilling novella focusing on an extremely toxic mother-daughter relationship.

For just over 90 pages there were so many scenes that had me creeped out! The author has done a great job at characterisation.

The isolated setting adds to the novella and the sense of being locked in.

Definitely read if you're in the mood for a short (but creepy) horror novella!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail