Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth

3 reviews

psychnp's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

The main character gets pretty good character development but the rest of the cast feel more like props - think if this had been flushed out a decent book could have been great

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

eli_deatherage's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism