Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

39 reviews

k_galloway's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

beautifully written, but i’m sick of white authors writing characters of  color with internalized racism as their main (and sometimes only) trait. do better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mariposa517's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and War

faduma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

amibo's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, and Gaslighting

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

apworden's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I loved this book overall, but the nagging irritation at how

Ade seems to naively or intentionally ignore how her actions affect people of color, first with the men who helped her carry the boat up the mountain and, even worse, her risking her young family with a caste-based society seemingly  without much preparation.It feels like Ade never has any true self realization around this. Ade seems to be presented as the one who needs to forgive Yule and not as someone who also owes a reconciliatory apology. For this reason, I can’t bump it to 5 stars, but it was sooooo close. This is one of those stories that could have best realized with a sensitivity reader or co-authorship with a POC writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gore

melancholymegs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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 abuse, Confinement, Racism, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

dariusmortee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious slow-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

Holy shit why haven’t I read this book sooner. It’s so good and magical and exactly in my alley. 

I would compare this book to The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern in vibes. 

Alix managed to write this book in a way I start to believe there may be actually Doors hidden in our world. It makes me want to go and explore, see if I can end up in different worlds, without minding the risk of ending up in a shitty one. I love how stories are woven through this book it makes it so much more magical. 

The Once and Future Witches was my first book by Alix E Harrow and I will absolutely read more if she decides to publish them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

szuum's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Racism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Self harm and Sexism