Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke

15 reviews

itisnatal's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gaslighting

celina246's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

wtf

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

Awesome little short story about a devil child. Surprisingly emotional and poignant too. Thank god I don't want kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer

fuchsiaring's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.75

A good, creepy story, but falls into the common horror-genre trap of thinly-veiled misogyny. The story is quite short, so there isn’t too much time spent on this, but it is slightly off putting and distracting. 
Still, a fast, easy read that satisfied my urge for a tense, unsettling page-turner. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Gaslighting

nika_nix's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was right up my alley! I love these kinds of stories, where there is some sort of cycle to the story. Also, the reader can feel how the main character is losing their mind and how helpless they feel. That, to me, is what the horror genre is about. So good, one of my favorite horror novellas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide and Gaslighting

Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

julessssss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

this really didn't work for me - it felt really cliche and the writing itself at times was annoying to me (almost like parts were supposed to be humorous, but I didn't think they were)

the story probably could have used more page space to its benefit because all of the characters fell flat for me

also the section at the end about the detective's daughter?? there was no need for it and I am SICK of men writing random scenes about women (HIS DAUGHTER) doing sexual things for no reason

I think I may try another one of his works, especially because it seems like others like his stuff

overall, I was disappointed (thanks BookTok) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

gunch's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Very much enjoyed this. Although it felt a but wordy and flowery at parts, overall it was a tight, fast paced little cosmic horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Car accident, and Gaslighting

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Sour Candy was a fun and eerie short story. I enjoyed the more mundane aspects - in initial interaction at the store, the car accident, the discussion with the detectives - the most. When it edged into more direct eldritch horror, I found that I liked it a little less - the writing style (which is inverted in a way I find hard to describe) is better suited to the mundane.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Suicide

franzys_whip's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

ilaxaria's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Suicide, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Violence