Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

20 reviews

samferree's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A murder mystery in which you don't know who the victim is until the end. The characters and situation reminded me (disturbingly so) of my and my friends' own post-degree life trajectories, which made me feel nostalgic and horrified. No one can hurt you like those you care most about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Personality Disorder is central to the plot and story.

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Vomit, Outing, and Gaslighting

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This was fine. I didn’t find anything shocking, I thought it was all pretty obvious. I know she wrote this before the guest list, but the guest list is basically a copy and pace with a slightly different who done it and why. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Blood, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, and Sexism

kassidypf13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

wildlifelane's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, and Gaslighting

lizzicrystal's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fatphobia

bigheartedbibliophile's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

 

• SPOILERS
• This book is super messed up, in the best way possible. This book is about a group that has spent every New Year’s Eve together since college. Now, they are in their 30s, and they want to keep this friendship alive, though a lot has changed. This year, the “new girl” to the group, Emma, was in charge of planning everything, and she chose to party in the wilderness of Scotland. There’s fabulous Miranda with her equally as-fabulous husband Julien, new parents Samira and Giles with their baby, Emma’s weird but “totally harmless” boyfriend Mark, posh Nick and his American boyfriend Bo, and lawyer Kate. Heather and Doug, two basically strangers, run the lodge that this fancy group was supposed to get all to themselves. Of course, a creepy Icelandic couple just has to ruin the moment. But everything will be fine, right...? Until someone ends up dead. With little-to-no reception, a horrendous snowstorm, and a serial killer on the loose, the cops are too busy/aren’t able to make it up to investigate. Will the killer ever be caught? And well do you truly know someone you only see once a year now?
• I love the way Lucy Foley builds up to everything. Every time you THINK you know the ending, she comes in with a plot twist. I also love how she let basically every character be the narrator at one point, so you can truly see inside the character’s mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

blakethebookeater's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fire/Fire injury