Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

36 reviews

jp1920's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

memorykey2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Again, I freaking love the crows. This book hurt my feelings and gave me the warm fuzzies at the same time. The netflix show does not do this justice, I promise you. All of the character arcs work together really well and you can tell that all of the characters are growing and learning from each other. Not sure why

they had to kill off Matthias

, but it did make Nina an even stronger character in the later books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

alexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

I wasn’t really sure about the hype surrounding these characters after finishing Six of Crows. But this book sealed the deal for me. I love them, too, and the way their stories meet and diverge, the way they have their own goals and their own drive, the way they support one another (or not), and the ways in which their dynamics can change based on who they interact with. Was the plot great? It was fun. Did Kaz save the day just a time too many with a barely believable plan? Maybe. But I don’t mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

esterslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

josiee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

2_bec_loves_books_1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

The best plot twist I have read in a very long time - could not put it down. Will not disappoint

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Alcohol

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

onefineelephant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

10/10. I loved this book so much. Definitely my favorite Leigh Bardugo book that I've read so far. I laughed, I cried (especially at the end), and I gasped. I love found family books, especially fantasy ones so this was definitely up my alley. Since I'm such an avid reader, I don't usually get surprised by plot points but I loved that with this book, I never knew where it was going next. Wylan, Jesper, Nina, Matthias, Kaz, and Inej will have my heart forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

dkaps's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail